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Back when I was a freelance journalist, I had to source all my articles properly. This meant getting objective proof of facts and assertions, typically by interview or with reference to government or company publications. I try to carry this attitude through into my corporate work. Continue reading...
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"Bill Gates once asked me, 'Could you make me more human?' I said, 'Being human is overrated.'"
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When it comes to writing copy, the human touch is still vital. Here are some tips for making copy that reads like a human being wrote it. Continue reading...
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In the past couple of weeks, several people have asked me for advice about becoming a web copywriter, so here it is. Continue reading...
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I heard a great joke the other day: "If you gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, eventually one of them would write Hey Hey We're the Monkees!" I liked it so much that I used it on my website. It came back to me this morning as I was thinking about buzzwords. I mean, how do people come up with the jargon that gets stuffed into press releases and so on? Continue reading...
How To Blog Like a Pro
Less than a year after I started Bad Language, it's still a surprise to me that a) it's been as successful as it has been and b) people now ask me for advice about starting a blog. Equally, nobody told me the whole thing would be so much fun. Continue reading...
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Geeks: How to Write for a Non-Technical Audience
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Ten Laws for Better Email
Most emails are badly written. No surprise, perhaps, since we write more emails than anything else. By 2010, the business world will have produced 27,000 billion gigabytes of email. So what goes wrong? Continue reading...
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A casino is a place where you will find all types of gambling activities. It turns out that casinos are associated with all these activities because that is the designated purpose. It is in these places that you will find people congregate under a room for the purpose of playing different games.
Around the world, it is clear that casino games are becoming more popular than before. This is because of the increasing populations and the changing perception of individuals and societies. It reflects the modern style of affairs as people become more open to activities and ideas. Casinos have been there from the ancient world but their distribution around the world was limited to specific places. These issues have been attributed to the fact that most people viewed gambling as evil or of negative effect to the people's welfare. During these times, it is becoming inevitable to admit that the world has become more open towards life and its events. As you walk around the world, you will notice a lot of casino activities distributed all over. These are the effects of the handwork and persistence that have been applied by various people around the world. As the authorities continue to accept these facts more openly, various institutions have taken it and embraced the opportunity so as to be able to add value to their live and the economy.
Today, there are numerous locations where everybody can enter and participate in his game of choice. This as a result of the serious ventures that have been created for casino games around the world and this has increased competition and ended up creating room for creativity and addition of flavor. In line with these developments, more people are entering in to these events and this brings the idea that there need to be more of these locations even in remote areas. Onlinecasinoqq188.com Best Malaysia Live Casino & Online Gambling Site and activities have intensified mostly in urban areas and rural towns where people are eager to try what they have never tried and that which sounds interesting. If more efforts can be put so as to enable distribution of these services around the world in an even manner, it would be possible to create a big investment platform that is stagnating because of ignorance and suspicion that people may not appreciate the services. But from the past experience, many have moved long distances looking for these activities and it is something that has rendered the business to continue losing participants and fans.
Nevertheless, casino tournaments and competition activities are the most ideal for creating the awareness and also for testing the appreciation of these activities in various places. If these activities can be intensified around the world, a lot of improvement would be realized within the shortest time possible. This is a strategy that needs to be considered so as to stop denying people services that they need and as a result expand or create an investment through increased profit margins. The idea would be that of ensuring that majority of the population around the world are exposed to these activities so that they make an informed choice that would go a long way to ensuring that they are not devoid of information that is critical to making decisions towards what they have passion on.
In view of this, I would want to quote that at the moment, casino activities are too much limited to some areas and this creates a gap that if well inspected can bring much into the casino business. Likewise, societies would also be happy to have the chances to participate in various activities so as to know which one is their best. That is very important to every individual and brings forth exposure.


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Initiatives are in place to establish Oman as a centre for energy technologies and innovation in the region.
SparkLabs Energy's inaugural Demo Day recently showcased the momentum gained by the "SparkLabs Energy Accelerator", an initiative supported by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Phaze Ventures and SparkLabs Global Venture, which was established in May 2018 to accelerate the development and deployment of technologies in the areas of Energy and Logistics within the Sultanate.
The conference, which was attended by over 250 delegates including international investors, corporates, media and entrepreneurs, was held under the auspices of HEEng. Salim bin Nasser Al Aufi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil and Gas. It saw the six local and international startups which have been identified as part of the first cohort of the programme presenting their plans and groundbreaking technologies.
PDO Managing Director Raoul Restucci, who gave the keynote speech at the event, said, "This is an exciting opportunity for Oman and we are committed to playing our full part in helping to position the Sultanate as a regional energy leader. We aim to provide a platform that attracts entrepreneurs from Oman as well as internationally to support knowledge transfer between start-ups, corporate partners and government alike in solving the future energy needs for Oman and beyond."
The event also included panel discussions covering opportunities, challenges and the future outlook of corporate innovation in the Sultanate as well as the key enablers for establishing an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Oman.
Speaking on the occasion, Abdullah Al Shaksy, Co-Founder and CEO of Phaze Ventures, Oman's first privately funded venture capital firm, said: "This programme is a landmark accomplishment for the region's shift to knowledge-based economies, attracting talent and investors from around the world and establishing the foundations of an Energy and Logistics hub of innovation. Together with PDO, SparkLabs Energy is a prime example of how Public Private Partnerships can accelerate success."
The six start-ups selected are Interface Fluidics, Rihal, Acoustic Data, Sensytec, eMushrif, and Voyager. These companies are respectively working in the following fields: microfluidics for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), big data and information management, and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), smart cement technology, passenger and vehicle management and workflow management solutions.
PDO is actively supporting this initiative by providing field trial opportunities to pilot and prove these technologies and new ways of working.
"SparkLabs Energy Accelerator" is an intensive six-month programme based around the development and deployment of pilot technologies in collaboration with corporate partners. It offers start-ups seed funding, co-working space and mentorship to help grow their businesses, and develop cutting-edge technologies.
"We specifically designed the Sparklabs Energy programme with PDO and Phaze Ventures to benefit from Oman's drive to become a leading global technology hub for future energy needs and efficiencies," said Eugene Kim SparkLabs Accelerator Partner.
The Energy Accelerator also offers access to a global network of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors and executives, as well as the opportunity to test the viability of early solutions within the real-world setting of PDO's operations.
SparkLabs Global Ventures is the largest Pan-Asia accelerator group, with accelerators in Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United States of America, Australia and the Sultanate of Oman.
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Colorado Landlord Caught Having Sex in Tenant's Apartment
You'd normally think your apartment is safe while you're at work, right?! A couple in Colorado Springs were shocked when they caught their landlord having sex in their apartment.
It's a pretty messed up world when you have to set video cameras up in your home. One would think these are used to catch a burglar in the act, or possibly watch your pets while you're away.
Luckily, or unluckily for that matter, one Colorado Springs couple had a camera set up in their apartment that sent alerts to their phones if they detected movement. The bedroom camera caught something no one would want to see -- someone having sex in YOUR bed. Not just anyone, the landlord of your apartment complex.
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Logan Pierce of Colorado Springs received a notification and opened his app wondering what was going on in his apartment since he and his wife were both at work. Pierce told KKTV, "I opened up the camera and kind of had to, like, quit the program and, like, restart it again because I didn't really believe what I saw, I guess the first thing that went through my mind was, like, complete and utter disbelief."
Police identified the individual as Carlos Quijada, the landlord of Skyway Condominiums, and issued a warrant for his arrest. Quijada is being charged with felony criminal trespassing and misdemeanor obscenity charges.
Pierce told his wife they should move immediately.
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L.A. is one of the most popular counties in the U.S., with millions of residents calling it home. This article will outline how many homes have sold in L.A. County, the total sales volume, and how much in commission brokers and real estate agents made.
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county of Los Angeles has a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 43 individual U.S. states. The county of Los Angeles also happens to be a very popular destination for foreign investors looking to buy residential real estate as a primary residence, vacation home or an investment property.
According to Redfin, a residential real estate company that provides web-based real estate databases and brokerage services since 2004, there were approximately 70,900 properties sold in the County of Los Angeles within the last year. These properties only include Single Family Homes,	Condominiums and Townhomes. The following chart breaks down how many of each property type were sold.
The median sales price of homes is derived by viewing a list of the selling price of properties, then taking the price that falls in the middle of the range from low to high. For example, if we are looking at a list of three properties that sold for $250,000, $300,000 and $350,000 respectively, then the median sales price would be $300,000.
With this in mind, the following table and chart breaks down and visualizes the median sales price of homes in the County of Los Angeles on a monthly basis from August 2014 - August 2015 according to Zillow, an online real estate database founded in 2006.
For our calculations, we summed up all the median sales prices in the table above to equal $6,349,000 and divided that sum by the 13 months in order to attain a single "average" median sales price over the past year, which equals $488,385.
We will take this average median sales price ($488,385) and multiply this number by the total number of units sold in the past year (70,900) in order to help us calculate an approximation of how much commission was paid by Los Angeles real estate sellers to their brokers and agents.
How Much Real Estate Did Brokers Sell in Los Angeles County?
According to Redfin, approximately 70,900 single family homes, condominiums and townhomes were sold in the County of Los Angeles within the past year. Considering the average median sales price of $488,385 mentioned above, and multiplying this number by the 70,900 unit sold, we can estimate that Los Angeles County real estate brokerages assisted their clients in selling a total of $34,626,486,500 of real estate within the past 12 months. Well over $34.5 billion.
Finally! Based on our calculations, sellers of Los Angeles County real estate paid their brokers and real estate agents approximately $1.731 billion in real estate commission fees in the past 12 months.


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Watch online UEFA Europa League Final. The UEFA Europa League, which was previously called the UEFA Cup, is an annual association football club competition organized by UEFA. The competition has been running since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition in one of two ways; First, based on their performance in their national leagues and secondly, through their performance in cup competitions.
Though previously known as the UEFA Cup, the competition has been called the UEFA Europa League since the 2009–10 season. This change was brought about due to a change in format. However, despite the change of name and format, in UEFA footballing records, they are considered to be the same competition, with the name change simply being a re-branding.
Overall, the competition has been won by 27 different clubs, 12 of them have won the title multiple times. The most successful clubs in this tournament are Juventus, Internazionale, Liverpool and Sevilla with three titles each. Ever since the change of name and structure of the competition in 2009, no club has been able to manage consecutive wins.
Sevilla beat Benfica 4–2 on penalties in the 2014 UEFA Europa League Final to become the current champions.
What makes this year's final more enticing than before is that if Sevilla wins, they will be the first team to ever win back to back titles since the format change, and also become the new record holders of 4 titles!
Will Sevilla become UEFA Europa League record holders (4 times winners!) or will Dnipro manage an upset?
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Q: Python ValueError: could not convert string to float I have the code below, where the input is h_ply =['0.12, 0.15, 0.2, 0.125']
h_ply = simpledialog.askstring('Laminate Properties','Ply Thickness')
try:
    h_layer_list = [int(x) for x in h_ply.split(',')]
    h_layer = np.array(h_layer_list) * 0.001

I have also tried
h_ply1 = np.array(h_ply)
h_layer = h_ply1.astype(np.float)

But got the same error.
I am trying to get h_ply list into a np.array of Floats. But a ValueError appears.
I understand this could be because I should have '' every number and not just at the ends? But ideally I want to avoid that to be more user friendly. What is the best way to get rid of this Error message?
Thank you

A: The way to deal with this is to properly access the string.  Look at your data:
h_ply =(       # a tuple, containing ...
         [     # a single element, a list, containing ...
           [   # a single element, a list, containing ...
             '0.12, 0.15, 0.2, 0.125'     # ... a string that you have to split
           ]
         ]
       )

You have to peel off all of those layers to get to the string:
h_str = h_ply[0][0][0]

Now you can split the string and convert the elements to numeric values.  The code you posted is trying to split the tuple and convert it.

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Students interested in the study of global affairs at Mason have the opportunity to participate in two of the few truly interdisciplinary global studies degrees in the United States. The Global Affairs Program at Mason draws upon faculty and courses across the university to provide students with comprehensive yet specialized degrees. Global Affairs students examine transnational and international processes in a wide range of areas. Students also study specific regions, languages, and investigate the ways particular parts of the world experience global phenomena.
The program offers an MA in global affairs. Students in this degree program develop a wide range of global competencies as well as specialized knowledge in a particular thematic concentration—everything from global health, to global media, to global economic development, to global history and culture.
Graduates of the master's program are prepared for work in a variety of global contexts, including employment by government agencies, non-governmental organizations, businesses with a global presence, and various international organizations.
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The program offers a major and a minor in global affairs. Students pursuing either program of study take a core of courses that introduce them to the interdisciplinary study of global issues. In addition, majors choose from a range of possible concentrations that focus on either the study of a global theme or a specific world region.
The major in global affairs is one of the few truly interdisciplinary global studies bachelor's degrees in the United States. It draws on faculty and courses from across the university who have an expertise in global affairs.
Undergraduate students in global affairs are strongly encouraged to take part in a study abroad experience. These experiences can be as brief as two weeks or as long as a semester or a full academic year. Mason Study Abroad offers a wide range of study abroad opportunities for our students, or you may arrange to study abroad through other accredited college and university programs.
The graduate program includes a two-week seminar abroad, offered each summer and winter break, as part of the required core curriculum. These seminars are taught annually in different world regions according to a rotating schedule.


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It's Anna vs Aruna as rift in civil society shows
Even though they are activist, they are Now activist on Government Pay Role ( They are members of Sonia's NIC, whose bills are accepted and not of others.
Unfortunately still after 60 years we do not have system to fight corruption.
We divide religion to rule, then caste's to rule and now civil society to rule, this congress alias British Congress, Divide and Rule. Dhruthrashtra is clean but can not see and can not control Kaurava's unfortunately.
BS REPORTER New Delhi, 20 August
A section of the civil society came out in the open today, criticising Team Anna and its method of enforcing its views on the Lok Pal Bill.
Coming together at the platform of the National Council for Promotion of Right to Information (NCPRI) in support of NGO members Aruna Roy, Harsh Mander, Shekhar Singh and Nikhil De, the section said it supported Anna's protest but opposed the intention of Hazare's team to sidestep democratic systems in its hurry to bring forth its version the Bill.
It also criticised the team for being intolerant to other views in the civil society, notably those of NCPRI — of which Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan still are "sleeping members" in the words of Aruna Roy.
There even emerged an appeal to broaden the discussion on Lok Pal, with NCPRI member Aruna Roy crediting Hazare and his movement as the single reason for making the Lok Pal a success today, while maintaning that they were drifting away from the democratic methods.
Harsh Mander, another NCPRI member said: "I am worried about people on the streets, who are dreaming of a better country. How can we reduce it to just one view and one issue? Let us deepen the debate and struggle for a better India." He said more views should be taken into account and the best possible solution should be provided to these people.
However, Justice A P Shah was harsh in his criticism of the insistence of the Anna team on having only their version of the Bill passed. "Anna is not civil society and civil society is not Anna," he said. He said that ombudsmen in no country is given power over judiciary and this was very dangerous.
The differences between the NCPRI and its supporters and Anna supporters on the Lok Pal Bill are just a few. But, it is what is seen as the intolerant attitude of the Anna team which has annoyed NCPRI members and supporters like Anhad to organise the press conference.
Roy added that actions of the team were tantamount to hijacking the democratic system. Democracy is for the poor and it is our responsibility to make it work. We can remove rotten parts in a system, but, we cannot throw away the system itself.
"I can sit on the streets and demand that the collector delivers, but I cant go and sit in the collector's chair. What the Anna team wants is almost that," she said.
She said the government Lok Pal Bill was not only weak but also dangerous and if it was not changed, then even we will come out in the streets in protest.
The two main differences in Anna's Bill and Aruna Roy's Bill are the non-inclusion of the judiciary in the latter's version and the replacement of a single Lok Pal with a threelevel structure to investigate corruption at different levels of the society.
But, it is not the differences in the Bill that is causing concern to those who differ from Anna Hazare.
Roy said, "If Anna has a right to dissent, he should also acknowledge and admit the right of other people in the country to have differences with him on the Lok Pal".
She said it was solely because of Anna Hazare and his team that Lok Pal has today become such a big issue.
Arvind Kejriwal, member of the Anna Hazare team said it was a misunderstanding that they were holding the Parliament to ransom on the Bill. He also dismissed the differences with Aruna Roy on the Bill as very minor.
"Multiple agencies to deal with corruption would lead to confusion. When a complaint is filed, we don't know if a higher official or a lower official is involved. So it cannot work," said Prashant Bhushan, another memeber of Hazare's team.
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Satan's first lie to humanity was the doctrine of the immortal soul (Genesis 3:4). But Scripture plainly states that the "wages of sin is death" – not eternal torment in hellfire (Romans 6:23). Scripture is equally clear that the dead "know nothing" (Ecclesiastes 9:5), and that no one has ascended to heaven except Christ (John 3:13). Instead, God's faithful saints (whether dead or alive) will be resurrected at Christ's return (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18)!
Many who defend going to heaven will point to Luke 23:43. Didn't Jesus say to the criminal, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise"?
Three keys help explain this verse: First, the Bible is clear that "no one has ascended to heaven" (John 3:13), and even after the Crucifixion, Peter well understood that ancient king David had still not ascended to heaven (Acts 2:29). Second, it is important to remember that translators inserted the commas into this verse. The Greek did not use commas. And third, it is crucial to ask ourselves a simple question: When Jesus made that statement, where would He be "today" and when would He be in paradise?
A more accurate rendering of Luke 23:43 is simply, "Assuredly, I say to you today … you will be with Me in Paradise." The criminal will be resurrected in the future and will see Jesus in paradise then!
Many will cite Revelation 20:10 to defend their belief that a loving God is allowing millions of "unsaved" to be perpetually roasted and tortured forever in hell. Doesn't Revelation 20:10 indicate that the "Beast" and the "False Prophet" (two human beings) are tortured forever in hell? No, it does not!
Regardless how much theologians and preachers want to believe that Revelation 20:10 should read, "where the Beast and the False Prophet are"—and, "and they shall be tormented day and night forever," the original manuscripts simply do not contain the words "are" or "they." And, a proper understanding of this passage is no secret! The NKJV translation of the Bible even italicizes are to indicate its omission from the original manuscripts, and the KJV translation entirely omits the word, they.
Revelation 20:10 simply explains that the Beast and the False Prophet will be thrown into the Lake of Fire and consumed! This is the fate of any unrepentant sinner (Revelation 19:20; 20:15). "They" are not tormented "forever." "He" (Satan) and his demons (Matthew 25:41) are tormented forever!
Finally, what about purgatory? Although Augustine and Dante famously argued for a post-death purgatorial cleansing (an afflicted limbo state between hell and heaven), this doctrine is simply not found in Scripture. Martin Luther denied the doctrine of purgatory as having any Scriptural basis, and the original true Church of God never taught this doctrine.
During the Middle Ages, the Roman Catholic church codified the Purgatory doctrine at numerous ecumenical councils. They largely based their decision on apocryphal texts such as II Maccabees 12, which is actually speaking of the resurrection of the dead, not of a conscious afterlife.
The truth about heaven, hell and purgatory is that they are lies. But, the truth about God's plan of salvation is encouraging and wonderful, and you can prove it for yourself from your Bible!
Adapted from "The Truth about Heaven, Hell and Purgatory" from www.TomorrowsWorld.org.


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On October 17, 2021 February 12, 2022 By Lowell SilvermanIn Italy, Massachusetts, Mediterranean Theater, U.S. Army
Home State Civilian Occupation
Massachusetts Textile worker
Branch Service Numbers
U.S. Army 11050624
Mediterranean Medical Detachment, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
Purple Heart North Africa, Italy including the Po Valley campaign
Author's note: Delaware's World War II Fallen occasionally highlights men and women without any known connection to the First State. Private 1st Class Desorcy served with the author's grandfather in the 32nd Station Hospital in Algeria and Italy. This article is an expanded version of a profile originally published on the 32nd Station Hospital website on September 30, 2021.
Raymond Vernon Desorcy was born on South Main Street in Millbury, Massachusetts, on March 28, 1924. He was the son of Alexander L. Desorcy (a wool weaver and later laborer, 1892–1955) and Mary Schofield Desorcy (1893–1987). Desorcy was recorded on the census on April 17, 1930, living on Main Street in the village of Saundersville in Grafton, Massachusetts, along with his parents, two sisters, and three brothers. His brother, Alfred, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
According to Desorcy's enlistment data card, before he joined the military, he had completed grammar school, was living in Worcester County, Massachusetts—where both Millbury and Grafton are located—and was working in a textile factory. Military paperwork stated that Desorcy stood five feet, 6½ inches tall and weighed 132 lbs., with brown hair and blue eyes, and that his religious preference was Catholic.
Training & Service in the 32nd Station Hospital
Desorcy volunteered for the U.S. Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He enlisted in Boston on April 10, 1942, and was briefly stationed at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. That same month, he transferred to the Medical Replacement Training Center at Camp Lee, Virginia. As of June 9, 1942, Private Desorcy was a member of the 9th Medical Training Battalion. He was briefly stationed at the Medical Replacement Training Center at Camp Pickett, Virginia, before he was assigned to the 32nd Station Hospital on September 4, 1942, per Transfer Order No. 978. Private Desorcy joined the hospital unit at Camp Rucker, Alabama, on September 10, 1942. The following month, on October 26, 1942, the unit moved to Fort Benning, Georgia. On December 27, 1942, the unit departed for Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, by train, arriving the following day. Camp Kilmer was a staging area for the New York Port of Embarkation.
On the morning of January 13, 1943, the main body of the 32nd Station Hospital boarded the transport U.S.S. Ancon (AP-66) at the New York Port of Embarkation. The following day, the ship sailed for Algeria. After an uneventful sea journey, Ancon arrived at the port of Mers-el-Kébir, near Oran, Algeria, on January 26, 1943. The following day, the 32nd Station Hospital disembarked and went into staging in nearby Bouisseville. In Algeria, the hospital was part of the Mediterranean Base Section.
32nd Station Hospital enlisted personnel in Tlemcen, Algeria, in 1943 (Courtesy of the Dabrowski family)
On February 18, 1943, the main body of the unit moved inland to Tlemcen, Algeria. The unit's enlisted men were housed at the Grand Hotel des Voyageurs. The unit converted a pair of school buildings, constructing hospital wards, surgical facilities, a dental clinic, and a laboratory. The hospital's first patients arrived on February 28, 1943. During 1943, the 32nd Station Hospital treated battle casualties from campaigns in Tunisia and Sicily, as well as sick or injured personnel from nearby military facilities, such as the Fifth Army's Tank Destroyer Training Center in Sebdou, Algeria.
On November 28, 1943, the 32nd Station Hospital ceased operations in Tlemcen. On the night of December 7, 1943, the unit left Tlemcen by train and truck, going into staging outside of Oran. On December 15, 1943, the unit's men shipped out for Italy aboard a British transport, H.M.T.S. Cameronia. Upon arrival in Naples on December 18, 1943, the men went into staging near Bagnoli. In Italy, the hospital was under the operational control of the Peninsular Base Section, which included many rear echelon support units. Private Desorcy went on detached service with the 23rd General Hospital on January 2, 1944. He returned to the 32nd Station Hospital on January 10, 1944, the same day that the unit moved north by ground to a compound in Caserta. The hospital began accepting patients on January 15, 1944.
The 32nd Station Hospital compound in Caserta, Italy (Courtesy of the Goss family)
Unit morning reports indicate that Private Desorcy had a troubled disciplinary record during his second year of service with the 32nd Station Hospital. Following a special court-martial on March 20, 1944, he was sentenced to the Peninsular Base Section Stockade. He returned to duty at 0900 hours on July 23, 1944, per Special Order No. 194, Headquarters Peninsular Base Section. On the afternoon of July 27, 1944, Private Desorcy went on detached service to the Prophylaxis Station in Caserta per verbal order of the Surgeon, Peninsular Base Section. He returned to the 32nd Station Hospital on August 22, 1944. He went on temporary duty to the U.S. Army Rest Camp, Rome, from October 27–31, 1944.
A 10th Mountain Division soldier in the Apennines, January 1945 (Courtesy of the Denver Public Library Special Collections)
Service in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment
Italy's geography—a narrow peninsula, much of it mountainous—benefitted the German defenders from the beginning of the Italian campaign in September 1943. Repeatedly, Allied forces broke through one defensive line, only to see German forces withdraw north to another. Then, with the successful amphibious operations in Normandy in June 1944 and the South of France in August 1944, most Allied resources shifted to Northwest Europe. Though the Italian campaign had become something of a sideshow, bloody fighting continued there. Northern Italy had relatively little strategic value, though the offensives did tie up German divisions that could otherwise have slowed Allied advances on the Western and Eastern Fronts.
During the fall of 1944, apparently due to a manpower shortage, 61 enlisted men from the 32nd Station Hospital were dispatched to field duty in exchange for 61 reclassified men, largely wounded or injured combat veterans. As part of this process, Private Desorcy and 15 other men transferred to the 1st Replacement Depot on November 17, 1944. By March 30, 1945, Desorcy had been promoted to private 1st class and was a member of the Medical Detachment, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division. The regiment had arrived in Naples on January 13, 1945, and the following month, the unit participated in an offensive at Monte Belvedere in the northern Apennine Mountains.
85th Mountain Infantry Regiment litter bearers carry a wounded soldier on Monte Belvedere on February 20, 1945 (Courtesy of the Denver Public Library Special Collections)
It appears that by mid-April 1945, Private 1st Class Desorcy was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment aid station. On April 13, 1945, the Fifth Army launched its final offensive of the war. The objective was to smash the German defenses of the Gothic Line (Green Line) in the northern Apennines and break out into the Po Valley, allowing the Allies to encircle most of the remaining German forces in Italy.
The Fifth Army history described the terrain that the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment would be facing:
This Green Line consisted of 3 wooded hills over 2,000 feet high, Mounts Pigna, M'antino, and Pero, forming a wide arc open to the south and commanding the entry into the Samoggia Valley. A northern extension of the Belvedere ridges, these hills constituted the first line of enemy defenses before IV Corps and would be taken by the 10th Mountain Division, attacking on the left of the main Corps thrust, and by the 1st Armored Division[.]
According to Captain George F. Earle's book, History of the 87th Mountain Infantry in Italy, on the afternoon of April 14, 1945, 2nd Battalion, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment was ordered to take Monte Pigna. The following morning, April 15, 1945, Company "E" led the assault on Monte Pigna, supported by Company "F." The battalion dislodged the German defenders.
A 10th Mountain Division aid station on Monte Belvedere on February 21, 1945. Private 1st Class Desorcy was apparently assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment aid station during the spring on 1945. (Official U.S. Army Signal Corps photo, courtesy of the Denver Public Library Special Collections)
Earle wrote in his book:
Early in the day the battalion aid station had moved to Mo. Dozzone, southeast of Mt. Pigna. From here they handled the large number of casualties of the day over a litter haul of three difficult miles. Prisoners were used to carry many of the litters because of the shortage of litter bearers.
By the afternoon of April 16, 1945, the 2nd Battalion aid station had moved up to Monte Pigna. Although the Americans had taken the mountain, Pigna was still within range of artillery. Earle continued:
During the afternoon the advance 2nd Battalion aid station was hit and suffered six killed and nine wounded. Killed from the 2nd Battalion were Pfc. RAYMOND V. DE SORCY, Pfc. WILLIAM G. MILLER, Pvt. SAMUEL L. IRVIN, and Pvt. GEORGE SMITH, JR.
In addition to four men from the 87th Infantry Regiment killed in the attack, Corporal Fields C. Cox and Private 1st Class Clark F. Walker of Company "C," 10th Medical Battalion, were also killed.
The spring offensive was successful, but costly: The Allies suffered over 16,000 casualties. Of the 16 men transferred from the 32nd Station Hospital to the 1st Replacement Depot for eventual field duty on November 17, 1944, three were killed during the offensive: Private 1st Class Desorcy, two men assigned to the 473rd Infantry Regiment. Private 1st Class William H. Kreis was killed in action on April 13, 1945 and Carmon C. Lewis (described as a private 1st class or a technician 5th grade in various sources) on April 14, 1945. German forces in Italy surrendered on May 2, 1945, less than a week before the final capitulation of the Nazi regime.
An inventory of Private 1st Class Desorcy's personnel effects following his death recorded his possessions as one toilet article bag, one cigarette holder with case, one roll of film, four letters, and eight photographs.
On June 27, 1945, Private 1st Class Desorcy's remains and those of five other men killed in the explosion at the aid station were buried at the U.S. Military Cemetery, Castelfiorentino—located near Florence—in Plot Z, Row 70, Common Grave 3575. Individual identification proved impossible and on January 10, 1950, they were reburied in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 34, Graves 4923 and 4924.
85th Mountain Infantry Regiment aid station in Italy (Courtesy of the Denver Public Library Special Collections)
Special thanks to the Denver Public Library for their collection of 10th Mountain Division photographs.
32nd Station Hospital morning reports, August 7, 1942 – November 11, 1944. National Personnel Records Center at St. Louis, Missouri.
"Alexander Leion Desorcy." Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144940217/alexander-leion-desorcy
Earle, George F. Imbrie, Barbara, ed. History of the 87th Mountain Infantry in Italy. http://www.sulleormedeinostripadri.it/images/Traduzioni%20download/87thhistory.pdf
Fifth Army History Part IX: Race to the Alps, Chapter III (Diversion and Break-Through). Publisher unknown, circa 1945. https://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4013coll8/id/1571/rec/3
Goss, Harold L. "Medical History of the Thirty Second Station Hospital." December 31, 1943. Record Group 112, Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army). National Archives at College Park, Maryland. https://32ndstationhospital.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/32nd-sta-hosp-1943-report.pdf
Goss, Harold L. "Medical History of the Thirty-Second Station Hospital 1 January 1944 to 31 December 1944 incl." Circa December 31, 1944. Record Group 112, Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army). National Archives at College Park, Maryland. https://32ndstationhospital.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/32nd-sta-hosp-1944-report.pdf
Index to Births in Massachusetts 1921 – 1925 Conpe – Durham. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, Boston, Massachusetts. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3928/images/41263_2421406273_0304-00391
Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Record Group 92, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985. National Archives at College Park, Maryland. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2590/images/40479_2421402106_0460-02778
Raymond V. Desorcy Individual Deceased Personnel File. National Archives.
Raymond Vernon Desorcy Return of a Birth, March 1924. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-L3JR-W9XJ-H
Silverman, Lowell. "Introduction to the U.S. Army 32nd Station Hospital (1942–1945)." 32nd Station Hospital website. https://32ndstationhospital.com/2018/11/07/introduction-to-the-32nd-station-hospital-1942-1945/
World War II Army Enlistment Records. Record Group 64, Records of the National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives at College Park, Maryland. https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=11050624&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=398059
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Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island (OCLI) Welcomes Retina Specialist Dr. Peter M. Brennen
OCLI, a Spectrum Vision Partners ("SVP") managed practice, today announced the addition of Peter M. Brennen, MD, a specialist in medical and surgical diseases of the retina, vitreous, and macula. Beginning March 1, 2019, Dr. Brennen will practice from OCLI's Manhasset, Plainview, and Huntington – Jericho Turnpike offices.
Dr. Peter M. Brennen
According to Spectrum CEO Tom Burke, "We are pleased to add yet another accomplished ophthalmologist to the OCLI practice hub. Dr. Brennen's experience in vitreoretinal surgery will further strengthen the breadth of OCLI's expertise, giving patients expanded eye care options."
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (PRWEB) March 04, 2019
Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island ("OCLI"), a Spectrum Vision Partners ("SVP") managed practice, today announced the addition of Peter M. Brennen, MD, a specialist in medical and surgical diseases of the retina, vitreous, and macula . Beginning March 1, 2019, Dr. Brennen will practice from OCLI's Manhasset, Plainview and Huntington – Jericho Turnpike offices.
Dr. Brennen joins OCLI after serving as an attending physician for Retina Associates in Maryland. Previously, he held the position of clinical fellow with the Charles Retina Institute and University of Tennessee College of Medicine.
Before coming to New York, Dr. Brennen earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he also completed his internship and residency. Throughout his distinguished career, he has authored numerous professional peer-reviewed journal articles, covering subjects ranging from prognostic factors in macular degeneration to advanced retinal imaging modalities.
"It is a wonderful opportunity to move to Long Island to serve alongside OCLI's world-renowned physicians, and to help our patients by expanding OCLI's retinal team," states Dr. Brennen.
OCLI is one of six managed practices to join Spectrum Vision Partners since November 2017, when Spectrum announced its strategic relationship with the growth-oriented, private equity firm Blue Sea Capital. Since then, 19 eye doctors and nine locations have been added across four affiliates.
SVP administratively supports the growth and management of some of the leading ophthalmology practices and eye ambulatory surgery centers in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Tri-State area. In addition to OCLI, Spectrum managed practices include Island Eye Surgicenter, Ophthalmic Consultants of Connecticut ("OCC"), New Vision Cataract Center, Glaucoma Associates of Long Island, Precision Eye Care, and Huntington Eye Care.
In its first year of business, SVP has grown from 400 employees to a current total of more than 700. The organization recently relocated to new corporate offices to accommodate improved delivery of a complete range of business services to an expanding network of multi-specialty ophthalmologists.
Dr. Brennen is part of the company's aggressive growth plans. According to Spectrum CEO Tom Burke, "We are pleased to add yet another accomplished ophthalmologist to the OCLI practice hub. Dr. Brennen's experience in vitreoretinal surgery will further strengthen the breadth of OCLI's expertise, giving patients expanded eye care options.
"As our network continues to grow, we hope to attract more clinicians of Dr. Brennen's caliber—those who recognize OCLI's focus on excellence and its history of transparent business transactions, and who appreciate Spectrum's proven ability to help them achieve their long-term goals."
For further information regarding the OCLI team or Spectrum Vision Partners, please contact:
Tom Burke
tburke(at)spectrumvisionpartners(dot)com
Justin Kuperberg
jkuperberg(at)spectrumvisionpartners(dot)com
About Peter M. Brennen, MD
Peter M. Brennen, MD is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of retinal, macular, and vitreous disorders. He received his BS from the University of Pittsburgh and earned his MD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Dr. Brennen completed his medicine internship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where he participated in the UPMC Eye Center mobile outreach clinic, the Guerrilla Eye Service. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the UPMC Eye Center where he gained experience performing pneumatic and laser retinopexy. Dr. Brennen completed his fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at the Charles Retina Institute and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine.
About Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island
Founded in 1997, Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island (http://www.ocli.net) is one of the leading ophthalmology practices in the United States. OCLI boasts 19 state-of-the-art medical facilities across Manhattan, Nassau, and Suffolk counties, housing the most advanced technology available, to offer patients a variety of ophthalmic services and treatments. OCLI is led by 43 highly skilled eye surgeons in each major sub-specialty of eye care, providing comprehensive eye care services, including treatment for cataracts, corneal disease, refractive surgery, glaucoma, oculoplastics, retinal disease, and neuro-ophthalmology. OCLI also employs seven Doctors of Optometry, three Physician Assistants, and one NYS Licensed Aesthetician.
About Spectrum Vision Partners
Spectrum Vision Partners (http://www.spectrumvisionpartners.com) is a leading management services organization, serving the ophthalmology sector. Spectrum Vision Partners has over 700 employees, providing world-class practice management solutions to a network of nationally renowned, multi-specialty ophthalmologists in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut Tri-State region. The Spectrum platform in New York and Connecticut consists of 23 clinic locations, two State Licensed Ambulatory Centers, over 50 surgeons, doctors, and other medical professionals. Spectrum Vision Partners provides a comprehensive set of business support functions, including billing and collections, credential services, marketing, physician recruitment, ASC development, financial and accounting services, benefits and payroll management, and information technology. The company's corporate service center is located at 825 East Gate Boulevard, Suite 111, Garden City, NY 11530.
Melani Benedetto
Spectrum Vision Partners


Bylaws of Pimmit Hills Citizens' Association, INC.
a. Resident. Any one person permanently residing in a single-family home located in Pimmit Hills. There may be more than one resident membership per single family home.
b. Non-Resident Owner. Any person(s) not residing in Pimmit Hills but owning a single-family home in Pimmit Hills. There can only be one (1) non-resident owner membership per single family home.
1. There shall be five (5) members of the Board of Directors, as follows: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Director. Each shall serve for a term of two (2) years, except the Director, who shall serve for a term of three (3) years. No member of the Board shall serve more than three (3) consecutive terms in any one office, except the Director, who shall serve no more than two (2) consecutive terms. An exception to this provision may be voted on by the membership during the election meeting. The President's and Secretary's elections will be held in even numbered years. The Vice President's and Treasurer's elections will be held in odd numbered years.
4. The Board of Directors shall make interim appointments to fill vacancies occurring in the offices of President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Director. Said appointments shall be effective until that officer's next scheduled election as specified in Article III, Section 1.
7. Any Board member may be removed from office in accordance with Article IV, Items 5 and 6 of these Bylaws.
1. The Officers of the corporation shall be President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. All elected officers shall be members of the Board of Directors for a two-year term.
4. The Secretary shall keep minutes of the membership minutes; shall keep a roll of the officers, directors, committee members and members in good standing; shall cause to be published official notices; and shall gather and preserve all written records and shall make all records of the corporation available to any member upon reasonable demand.
5. Any Officer may be removed from office only for cause upon the written (or electronic) complaint by a member or members. Such complaint shall be submitted at a regular membership meeting.
6. A hearing on the charge or charges, before the membership, shall be scheduled for the next regular membership meeting or at a special membership meeting no less than two (2) weeks or no more than six (6) weeks after submission of the complaint and only after notice to the membership of said complaint. Disposition of the charge or charges shall be determined by secret, written ballot of three-fourths (3/4) of the voting members present.
1. The Nominating Committee shall recommend one or more eligible candidates for each office or directorship to be filled. The report of the recommendations of the committee shall be presented to the membership at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting of the corporation.
1. The annual membership meeting of the corporation shall be held once during the calendar year, no less than nine (9) months after the previous year's annual meeting.
3. Provided that a quorum is present, decisions on matters brought before the membership which require no official PHCA position/statement shall be determined by a simple majority vote of the members present and proxies (as per Article I, Section 4).
a. The matter shall have been submitted in writing (or electronically) to the Board no less than 20 calendar days (exceptions may be made at the Board's discretion) before the next membership meeting.
b. The Board will then submit the matter to the membership electronically no less than 10 calendar days (exceptions may be made at the Board's discretion) before aforementioned meeting at which the matter must be submitted (by requestor) for discussion and subsequent vote.
c. The final proposed position/statement shall have been determined by a simple majority vote of the members present and proxies (as per Article I, Section 4).


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I've Waited So Long, I Could Die
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It has been a year since waiting lists at VA hospitals made international headlines, as our American veterans struggled to access timely health care. In the months since, The Associated Press has found that the number of medical appointments delayed 30 to 90 days has largely stayed flat. Appointments taking longer than 90 days to complete have nearly doubled in number, and patients typically get sicker during the wait.
However, our veterans' waiting list isn't our only worrisome one. Another is just as onerous- the list of those patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) awaiting donation of a kidney for transplant. Congress approved an exclusive benefit for citizens with ESRD in 1972, authorizing Medicare to fully fund patient dialysis- the only treatment that can prolong their lives. This technology and the benefit making it affordable resulted in a 260 percent growth in the number of those awaiting kidney transplants. Meanwhile, there was only a 16 percent growth in kidney supply. This explosive demand parallels such at the VA. In a country of enormous abundance, these waiting lists are killing our citizens.
There is a way to attack this waiting list, just as the VA is working to better serve its veterans. It takes a to-do list- not a waiting list- to achieve a creative solution. That solution is one supported by ethicists, scholars and the medical community; there has been wide consensus that now is the time to test the model for a regulated market for the sale of kidneys for transplant.
The current problem with such a proposal is that it's against the law. Congress approved the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) in 1984, prohibiting the sale of organs and criminalizing such action with a prison term and fine. With no other scalable solution proposed, Congress explicitly outlawed organ sales.
In the 30 years since NOTA's passage, the transplant waiting list has come to be known as a "waiting list to die," ballooning to more 100,000 candidates who hope to receive one of 13,000 available kidneys each year. On average, between seven and 12 people awaiting a kidney die each day. In a country with such abundance, this reality is unconscionable.
In a country of enormous abundance, these waiting lists are killing our citizens.
Congress must authorize a pilot program for a regulated market in which live and deceased donors can be compensated to provide kidneys to unrelated candidates. We don't need to categorically rescind portions of NOTA, but we do need to allow a test to determine whether providing payment for kidneys could ethically reduce the waiting list so that thousands won't die due to a wait each year.
Altruistic donation is a selfless act and has been the only source of kidney supply. As wonderful as it is, altruism will never meet the demand. It is outrageous that our ESRD patients are regularly allowed to die while highly regarded ethicists, transplant surgeons and scholars are poised to support a proposal for such a regulated market test.
To be sure, there could be abuses in a system of financial incentives. However, these potential abuses are no morally worse than not trying financial incentives in a regulated market. A policy of financial incentives will produce fewer unfortunate results than the current system. Our veterans are heroes, and those who provide organs are, too. Let's try on their behalf.
CongressEnd Stage Renal DiseasekidneyMedicareNational Organ Transplant ActOrgan donationSusan M. MathewsVA
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So the other day I had a very relaxing night time hookah session at home. As I was smoking, the smoke started to get harsh so I did what any hookah smoker would, purge. What purging does to a hookah is when the smoke or vapor gets a bit harsh, what you should do is take your hose and blow through it, which will make all of the smoke/vapor in the glass base and the hookah stem go out through the purge valve. This usually cures it. But when I went to purge during this hookah session, I looked at my hose and it made me think.
I witnessed this last night. Did you?
I want to have a Beats by Dre commercial moment so this is what I thought about doing. I'm going to change my ringtone to Aloe Blacc' song "The Man" and hope that every time I walk into a store or restaurant I get a phone call so I can add a little swagger to my walk. So you can go ahead and tell everybody I'm the man……yes I am.
So after 9 months on the job at my now ex-employer, I decided to up and quit without giving two weeks notice. I wasn't happy with everything that was going on behind the scenes so I had to make a decision for myself which usually ends up sounding like a selfish way to think. Don't get me wrong though, I do believe in giving an employer two weeks notice if it's worth it for me to stay there. But at the same time every situation is different and has its own identity. My ex-employers definitely took it personally, really really personally, I might add. I understand that to a local small business that someone just quitting on the spot without notice might screw things up royally for them but at the end of the day that doesn't fall on me.
Here is what I think of these people.
The fact that you don't know something is never a barrier to doing.
I think we all have thought of this when out on the road. Maybe this happens to you on your way to the store or maybe even on a long road trip. Say you're driving down the street or highway and traffic on the road you're on is pretty clear. Then all of a sudden a huge freight truck appears in front of you.


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Sandow organized the first bodybuilding contest on September 14, 1901, called the "Great Competition". It was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Judged by Sandow, Sir Charles Lawes, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the contest was a great success and many bodybuilding enthusiasts were turned away due to the overwhelming amount of audience members.[4] The trophy presented to the winner was a gold statue of Sandow sculpted by Frederick Pomeroy. The winner was William L. Murray of Nottingham. The silver Sandow trophy was presented to second-place winner D. Cooper. The bronze Sandow trophy — now the most famous of all — was presented to third-place winner A.C. Smythe. In 1950, this same bronze trophy was presented to Steve Reeves for winning the inaugural NABBA Mr. Universe contest. It would not resurface again until 1977 when the winner of the IFBB Mr. Olympia contest, Frank Zane, was presented with a replica of the bronze trophy. Since then, Mr. Olympia winners have been consistently awarded a replica of the bronze Sandow.
Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one's musculature for aesthetic purposes.[1] An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive bodybuilding, bodybuilders appear in lineups and perform specified poses (and later individual posing routines) for a panel of judges who rank the competitors based on criteria such as symmetry, muscularity, and conditioning. Bodybuilders prepare for competitions through the elimination of nonessential body fat, enhanced at the last stage by a combination of extracellular dehydration and carbohydrate loading, to achieve maximum muscular definition and vascularity, as well as tanning to accentuate the contrast of the skin under the spotlights. Bodybuilders may use anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs to build muscles.
In recent years, the related areas of fitness and figure competition have increased in popularity, surpassing that of female bodybuilding, and have provided an alternative for women who choose not to develop the level of muscularity necessary for bodybuilding. McLish would closely resemble what is thought of today as a fitness and figure competitor, instead of what is now considered a female bodybuilder. Fitness competitions also have a gymnastic element to them. A study by the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine found that female bodybuilders who are taking anabolic steroids are more likely to have qualified for substance dependence disorder, to have been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness, or to have a history of sexual abuse.[14]
In contrast to strongman or powerlifting competitions, where physical strength is paramount, or to Olympic weightlifting, where the main point is equally split between strength and technique, bodybuilding competitions typically emphasize condition, size, and symmetry. Different organizations emphasize particular aspects of competition, and sometimes have different categories in which to compete.
Sandow was so successful at flexing and posing his physique that he later created several businesses around his fame, and was among the first to market products branded with his name. He was credited with inventing and selling the first exercise equipment for the masses: machined dumbbells, spring pulleys, and tension bands. Even his image was sold by the thousands in "cabinet cards" and other prints. Sandow was a perfect "Gracilian", a standard of ideal body proportions close to those of ancient Greek and Roman statues. Men's physiques were then judged by how closely they matched these proportions.