Simply...do you think Daniel Shaver 'deserved' to die? Forget all the legal technicalities...did he "deserve" to die in that hotel hallway?
That's too broad of a question to ask, because there's the in-the-moment answer, and the 20/20-hindsight answer.
In the moment: As heartless as this sounds, I think that Shaver was shot as a result of his own actions that, moments prior, were warned specifically and quite clearly (and definitely loud enough) that it would result in him getting shot. The actions at the time, with what was reported to dispatch and relayed to the officers, justified an assumption that Shaver could be armed and that reaching for a waistband would be considered a threatening acting to which the officer could respond with deadly force.
20/20 hindsight: No, Shaver did not deserve to be shot. Sgt. (ret.) Langley, who was screaming the orders at Shaver, should have and could have done it in a much calmer, clearer fashion, and the fact that he chose screaming and unclear commands as his approach, coupled with Shaver's obvious (well, "apparent") panic attack that ensued right before he started crawling (brought on by the screaming and threat of being shot), are what led to Shaver being shot to death. Like I said (and have said multiple times in this thread), Shaver might still be alive today if a few things were done differently on both sides of the incident.
With that said, though, this doesn't mean that Brailsford's firing on Shaver was unjustified, just that it could have been avoided if Langley would have been more professional, IMO.
But like you say, that's my opinion, and playing the hypothetical game doesn't change the reality of what happened.
But deserve to die? No.
Deserve to have the cops called on him for waiving a rifle around and pointing it at a highway? Absolutely.
Were the LEOs justified in considering him armed and dangerous? Absolutely.
Was it 2nd-degree murder? Not at all.
I know that I answered more than what you asked, I'm just trying to remain clear on my stance on this.
Whoa whoa wait. So you're saying that the officer's Screaming and confusing orders led to the situation that ultimately ended up in shaver being shot five times., But shooting Mr. shaver was justified? So in a sense this loophole could be used to justify shooting anybody? The officer just needs to order a suspect into a compromising situation, and then his actions are justified. You're judging the situation by the last two seconds and ignoring everything leading up to it. Everyone is in agreement that these officers made mistakes. These mistakes put an innocent man down. But these mistakes do not make the officers liable?
And thanks for making the distinction -- duly noted. Your contributions are still very much appreciated. Court room procedures, rules of evidence, all that's important to know and understand too.
Your experience in a field too much in love with its own power and importance, does not make your attitude toward this any more legitimate or credible than my own.
Nor does your inexperience on the matter make your view of the topic clearer or more correct. At least I speak from a practical platform and not a philosophical one.
It only shows that your experience has clouded your understanding of the importance of each concept relative to the other. Law which is unjust is no law at all. I am far from the first person to suggest such a thing. If you wish to argue that point, you might want to speak, when your maker has been met and you gather with the throng at Heavens gates, with Martin Luther King Jnr about the matter, and see how far your experience gets you in debate with him in the matter!
This is why talking with you is so difficult these days (it didn't used to be)--you come to a conclusion about me because I understand the difference between the use and purpose of law versus justice. I'm clouded in judgment because it has been my profession, even though I've worked from prosecution to defense to family law and now to criminal investigation (many different fields that approach law and justice differently). But you're right, I'm sure that your philosophical views are much more appropriate than mine--and then you bring religion into it, which to me is digging a deeper hole for yourself.
Here's the bottom line: Yes, laws can be unjust. Laws that say that I cannot build a tiny home for a homeless man are unjust, or laws that say my daughter cannot sell lemonade without a permit from the health department are unjust. But the main reason that laws exist is two-fold: To maintain order in a society, and to give citizens a path to justice...a legal way to seek out justice for wrongs committed against them or another.
So, while a law can be unjust, a law is not "written to uphold justice," as you say, but as a means to maintain order and be a path to justice when that order is disrupted.
Regardless, I'm tired of this line of discussion. We can agree to disagree.
yes. You were trained by the system to accept these standards. Standards that seem ridiculous to people who are not trained by that same system. What we are saying is that the system is flawed if this is the expected or preferred outcome of that system.
The real question here is did these officers follow their training? Is this how they are taught to handle a situation like this? If you think they did handle this appropriately, then their training is #ed and so are we. If they did not follow their training/protocols, then wouldn't their actions, screaming, confusing orders, have led to this death?
I can see how this officer was not convicted of second-degree murder, but then, why was he charged with second-degree murder instead of manslaughter? To me, these are the games that the justice system plays. This is how prosecutors and judges sidestep the legal system and remove liability from the department, the city, or the state.
Whoa whoa wait. So you're saying that the officer's Screaming and confusing orders led to the situation that ultimately ended up in shaver being shot five times.
No, I'm saying that it was possibly, per my own belief, one ingredient that led to it. I don't know for sure, but with my 20/20-hindsight vision, it's pretty obvious that Langley could have done a better job.
But shooting Mr. shaver was justified?
Why? Why even respond if you're unwilling or incapable to understand that I PLAINLY spelled out that there are two ways to see this incident. You are hyperfocused on the 20/20 hinsight and seem incapable of placing yourself in this situation as it happened.
Being so incapable, it's not surprising that you can't figure out how you can see that an officer's actions could have helped cause the declination of the situation AND the shooting be justified. But honestly, stop taking my or other people's words for it and just realize that after a full trial and jury deliberation, they also saw it as a justified shooting, and they were privy to MUCH MORE evidence than we are.
So in a sense this loophole could be used to justify shooting anybody?
No, that's just you being ignorant and inflammatory.
You're judging the situation by the last two seconds and ignoring everything leading up to it. Everyone is in agreement that these officers made mistakes. These mistakes put an innocent man down. But these mistakes do not make the officers liable?
No, you're ignoring everything that has been spelled out ad nauseam to you and others in this thread concerning understanding the whole picture, from waving the gun in the window through the five shots, and using that to form your conclusion.
Yes, ONE officer (not the one charged with murder) could have used a different approach, but it was not a criminal mistake to do what he did. The final actions of Mr. Shaver are what got himself killed, and the directions not to do what he did were very clear, both in what not to do and what the result would be.
An officer's use of screaming versus a calmer tone does not negate the reality that Shaver, for whatever reason, repeated a threatening action.
But honestly, this is the last response to you that I will do--you have commented on page after page, dismissing and trivializing certain elements of this tragic confrontation, and cherry-picking ones that help bolster your hatred of these cops, all the while misinterpreting comments from others and twisting them to fit your narrative. Causing more comments from you is unhealthy to this thread, so I will refrain from doing so, I just wanted to answer your questions, even knowing full well what the probable outcome will be.
I merely meant to suggest that Martin Luther King, a man wiser and more experienced in ALL matters than either of us, thought differently to you on the matter, and unfortunately, he died believing it, so he is unavailable to comment. I did not mean to bring religion into it, as you put it, only to point out that my view is not unsupported, since persons of supreme learning and wisdom from time ago, held it also.
I lied...I'll respond to this one.
The answer, often enough, is perception. The prosecutors don't want to be perceived as being soft on controversial police actions, so they try LEOs on charges that they shouldn't be tried on in the first place--all in an effort to not be seen as a city or prosecutor who is soft on "bad cops."
1. Prosecutors charge officers with mild-enough charges to get a conviction, yet people will scream that they should have been tried for murder, or something higher, and then the prosecutor is accused by the Court of Public Opinion of going soft on the officer BECAUSE they're a cop and part of this big conspiracy to have each other's backs.
2. Prosecutors see the above happen, or are just overzealous, and over-charge the officer, like in this particular case, and then they get an acquittal because they don't have the evidence and the officer didn't do the actions necessary to be found guilty. Then the infamous Court of Public Opinion blasts both the prosecutor for doing it wrong AND the cop for being a murderer, even though he isn't (in the eyes of the law).
Quite honestly, what the Court of Public Opinion has done is corrupted a system that should be blind to all of this external influence and only be indicting people on the merits of the evidence when compared to the actions. But we have lost that, and honestly, don't know if it ever existed, but it has gotten a lot worse over the past decades. It's even gotten to the point where we can't read a story about the Supreme Court without "Liberal" or "Conservative" being added in front of a Justice's name.
Yes, the system can be corrupt from the inside--the sh*t that I heard when I was meeting with AUSAs in Los Angeles about the corruption in the system there would infuriate you--but it's also corrupted from the outside, and often by people angry at the corruption of the system.
So, we have self-fulfilling prophecies happening, coupled with internal issues in the legal system as well. Yes, the system does sometimes play games (although not nearly as often as people claim), but there's a lot more to it than that, and often times its external pressures that cause prosecutors to over-charge, under-charge, or not charge people in cases.


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Brewster Holds Naturalization Ceremony
On Friday's every home team celebrates a hero of the game. In Brewster this past weekend, the Whitecaps celebrated more than just the hero of the game.
The Whitecaps held a naturalization ceremony an hour ahead of game time.
Naturalization is the process to become a United States citizen if you were born outside of the U.S. For many people it is very hard to become a U.S. citizen and when it does happen it's a memory that will always be on their mind. Brewster got to be a part of that special memory on Friday.
27 members from 17 different countries became U.S. citizens on Friday. The countries include Albania, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, China, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Russia, Sierra Leone, and the United Kingdom.
Most of the 27 people had family there on the gates along the field cheering their family members on. Many of them stood with a smile on their face, filming the person close to them getting U.S. citizenship.
Among the 27 were seven that have served or are serving in the military. When those in service came up to receive their certificate of citizenship the cheers across the ballpark were very loud.
There were also people who wanted to have a name change along with their citizenship and they were officially granted the chance to be able to change their name.
To make the ceremony even more special, the Whitecaps invited the Honor Guard for the National Anthem. It was a special evening in Brewster, and a first of its kind ceremony in the Cape League!

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The first operational Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet lifts off over Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. (Boeing Photo)
Boeing Delivers First Operational Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet to the U.S. Navy
Boeing delivered the first of 78 contracted Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets to the U.S. Navy. Block III gives the Navy the most networked and survivable F/A-18 built with a technology insertion plan that will outpace future threats.
Xavier Vavasseur 27 Sep 2021
Block III is the most advanced version of the Super Hornet and exceeds fourth-generation fighter capabilities. U.S Navy capabilities include the advanced cockpit system with a 10-inch-by-19-inch touch screen display, enhanced networking, open mission systems, reduced radar signature and a 10,000-hour airframe.
Boeing press release
Capt. Jason "Stuf" Denney, U.S. Navy F/A-18 and EA-18G program manager, said:
"The fleet needs capabilities to keep its edge. Getting the first operational Block III in our hands is a great step forward in supporting our capability and readiness goals."
Block III's new adjunct processor translates to a fighter that will do more work and in far less time increasing a pilot's situational awareness. The jet is ready to receive apps-based solutions that will allow upgrades to the aircraft throughout its life span.
"We invested in Block III technology and developed the capabilities in partnership with the U.S. Navy to meet its emerging requirements," said Jen Tebo, Boeing vice president of F/A-18 and EA-18G programs. "The hardware upgrades are complete. Today we are maximizing the open hardware and software and developing the apps to keep Block III ahead of future threats. We are giving Navy pilots the tools to make the fastest and most informed decisions possible now and in the future."
Boeing will continue to deliver Block III capabilities to the Navy through the mid-2030s from three lines. One new build production, and two Service Life Modification lines extending the life and eventually upgrading Block II Super Hornets to Block III. The first aircraft delivered will complete the U.S. Navy flight test program before deploying to a squadron.
Naval News comments: About F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet
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Boeing received a whopping $4 Billion U.S. Navy contract in March last year for multi-year procurement of 78 F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet strike fighters (61 single-seat E and 17 two-seat F), delivered through 2024.
The F/A-18 Block III conduced its first flight in May 2020. Its configuration adds capability upgrades that include enhanced network capability, longer range, reduced radar signature, an advanced cockpit system and an enhanced communication system. Boeing started converting existing Block II Super Hornets to Block III this year. The fighter's life will be extended from 6,000 hours to 10,000 hours.
Inside the cockpit, the advanced cockpit system has replaced the buttons and knobs, similar to a large tablet. The new 10-by-19 inch touchscreen display provides the pilot with the capability to see, track and target multiple long range targets generated by the common tactical picture.
The block II IRST will be able to detect threats at long range without having to depend on radar which may be jammed. The block II IRST will generate a multi-ship, common tactical picture at long range, allowing the Super Hornet to operate as a smart sensor node on the network.
The Block III Super Hornet was set to feature shoulder mounted conformal fuel tanks. They could carry 3,500 pounds of additional fuel and reduce drag, allowing the aircraft to operate longer, go faster and/or carry more weight. This option has been dropped however.
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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.
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Ekonovah Drops 'Wait A Minute' via Dim Mak Records
Heather Kupka - March 19, 2019
Phoenix native Ekonovah started his musical journey just a year ago and has hit the ground running ever since. In that short time, he's performed across the country including stops in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and more. He's played alongside Laidback Luke, Habstrakt, Drezo, and Ghastly and has had his music supported by the likes of Don Diablo, Ekali, and Porter Robinson. Now he's making his major label debut on Steve Aoki's own Dim Mak Records.
Out TODAY, Ekonovah's "Wait A Minute" is a breath of fresh air. In just three and a half minutes he creates an atmospheric journey that takes the listener through genre-defying leaps and bounds.
Ekonovah is on a mission to influence the electronic music scene. Integrating melodic melodies into his danceable blend of house, tech house, and bass house, the 21-year-old has officially found his sound. His flips of Coldplay's "Yellow" and Porter Robinson's "Language" have seen over 100k streams collectively speaking to his infectious sound. We can't wait to see what the rest of 2019 holds for the fast-rising star.
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Surprising Nuggets leading the Western Conference
By Pat Graham
Denver's Jamal Murray is averaging 17.5 points per game this season while shooting 86 percent from the foul line. (David Zalubowski/AP)
DENVER — The topic: Denver leading the Western Conference and whether teams are starting to take the Nuggets more seriously.
The look from Nikola Jokic: Nearly expressionless. The Joker doesn't jest about this subject.
"To be honest, I don't really care," Jokic said. "Because we know that we're good."
Denver is missing three starters and still boasts a percentage-points lead over Golden State in the conference standings heading into Monday's games. This marks the latest into a season the Nuggets were leading the conference since December 18, 1984.
The Nuggets have swagger, confidence and Jokic, the big Serbian center/forward/guard who's blossoming into one of the league's most hard-to-defend players.
"A lot of people just think we are on a hot run right now," said forward Torrey Craig, whose team has won 10 of 12 heading into Tuesday's game against Dallas. "They don't really believe in us. But I think we have started to open a lot of eyes. We just have to realize how we win."
Grind it out? They can do that. They've already held 13 teams to under 100 points this season. Score it out? The Nuggets can play that game, too. They're averaging around 109 points this season.
These aren't the Nuggets of the past.
"We can win 130-128 but I think our guys have bought in to the fact we are a defensive team," coach Michael Malone said. "If we have to grind out wins, they may not be the most aesthetically pleasing games but all we care about is the end result. We're getting the wins and getting it with tough defense and late-game execution."
Malone had one of the best soundbites of the season after a home win over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. There was a strong contingent of Lakers fans at Pepsi Center — just like when Golden State and Boston were in town.
"As long as their fans go home disappointed, that's all I care about," Malone said. "So the Warriors fans can come in here, the Celtics fans can come in here, the Lakers fans can come in here, but take that `L' on the way out."
The last part ended up on a T-shirt.
Just a sign of the feistiness of his team. Point guard Jamal Murray has also demonstrated that on several occasions.
Like when he had 48 points against the Celtics on Nov. 5. Trying to reach 50, he shot a long-range jumper at the buzzer with the game decided. Kyrie Irving took exception and heaved the basketball into the stands.
Over the weekend, Murray and Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook got into a shoving match when the two were jostling for positioning on a jump ball late in a Nuggets win.
"He tried to move me out of the way," said Murray, whose team has big wins over Boston, Golden State and Toronto (twice). "He shoved me first. It is what it is. I didn't do anything."
All in a night's work for the Nuggets, who haven't been to the postseason since 2012-13.
"We have shooters, we have scorers and we have playmakers," Craig said. "But we can buckle down and make stops when we need to as well. To have that versatility and different ways to win is huge for us."
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Especially now, with the team missing Will Barton (right hip/core muscle surgery), Gary Harris (hip) and Paul Millsap (big toe). Point guard Isaiah Thomas (hip) also remains sidelined.
In their absence, Jokic stepped up his game, averaging 21.7 points, 11 rebounds and 8.6 assists this month. He's looking like a good bet to make the All-Star Game. The Nuggets haven't had a representative in that contest since Carmelo Anthony in '10-11.
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"We believe in him. He's the future of this team," Malone said. "Whether we have guys out or a full roster, we expect a lot from Nikola. With Gary, Will and Paul all out, you've seen Nikola step up and contribute to the win in many different ways."
On Sunday, Jokic was backing down Toronto's Serge Ibaka when he casually flipped a one-handed jumper over his shoulder.
Just the way things have been going of late for the Nuggets.
"We want to keep being good," center Mason Plumlee said. "As long as we keep getting better month to month, we'll be good."
Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic, going against Toronto's Kawhi Leonard on Sunday, is averaging 21.7 points, 11 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game this month. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)


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Rare Replay turns up the volume... of games: Video Game Review
By Ebenezer Samuel
Rare Replay is a video game compilation published by Microsoft Studios for Xbox One. (Rare Replay)
Video games sure are getting good about the walk down memory lane. But few of those walks are quite as extensive as Rare Replay.
Microsoft Studios jams a whopping 30 titles into Rare Replay, celebrating the 30th anniversary of a developer that's delivered a host of legendary games to the public. It's a vast collection of games that spans three decades and manages to deliver a host of experiences.
The games in Rare Replay run the gamut in terms of quality and popularity. There are older, incredibly simplistic games, such as Jetpac, a Commodore-era title that really isn't that much fun these days, and R.C. Pro-Am, a simple but enjoyable 8-bit Nintendo game. There's Conker's Bad Fur Day, a cult classic on the Nintendo 64, and Battletoads, a fine Sega Genesis-era title that featured mutant toads.
Six Xbox 360 games are here too, including Kameo and Viva Pinata, and while these newer titles definitely show their visual age, most, especially Kameo, deliver solid depth even today. Most of the games are included on the disc, although the 360 games must be downloaded off Xbox Live. The 360 games provide an early glimpse into the Xbox One's new backward compatibility; they all run smoothly, although they take a few moments to initially load. The Xbox One transforms into an Xbox 360 to boot these titles, right down to re-logging you into Xbox Live. It's all smooth, though, a good harbinger for the fall, when Xbox 360 compatibility makes its true debut.
One prominent title — Goldeneye, perhaps Rare's most iconic game from the N64 era — doesn't make the cut because of licensing issues. But at least Rare delivers both Perfect Dark titles, which somewhat compensate.
Some titles hold up better than others. Kameo, a beat-em-up-style title with a female protagonist (worth noting back in 2005) and some interesting, shapeshifting gameplay, gets off to a slow start but eventually shows off fun mechanics, and Perfect Dark Zero, while robotic by today's standards, remains solid.
Killer Instinct Gold falls at the other end of the spectrum. An underrated fighting game in the N64 era, its mechanics and pacing feel antiquated and frustrating today. In fact, Killer Instinct may be the most disappointing game in the compilation, making you wonder how you ever played a fighter with such shoddy collision detection and less-than-intense depth.
The less enjoyable titles carry significant downsides in Rare Replay if you're in this game for the history. To unlock many of the videos, you'll need to collect achievement-style stamps, of which there are a great many. That means playing through the monotony of Jetpac, or dealing with the annoyance that is Killer Instinct Gold today. The videos themselves are well-constructed and insightful, although it's not always fun doing what you must to collect them.
Still, there are plenty of other fun things to do in Rare Replay. You can save states in older games, and then there's the playlist-style Snapshot mode, which gives you a chance to play the best sections of certain games, skipping all the boring stuff. And the presentation for everything is spot-on, even if the curtain-raising and -lowering can grow boring after a time.
But the compilation of games, despite the misses, includes too many hits for video game fans to pass up. And added bits, the retrospectives and galleries, despite their own annoyances (could they have chosen a less readable font for the menus?), are great for hardcore gaming fans.
So, yeah, we've gotten very accustomed to these video-game walks down memory lane. But that doesn't keep this stroll from being a pleasant one.
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Born in Chicago on Oct. 13, 1909, Herbert Block grew up in a family where art, history and politics really mattered. His father, an accomplished chemist, also had a talent for writing and cartooning, contributing to such turn-of-the-20th century humor magazines as Life, Puck and Judge. He supported his son's early studies at the Art Institute of Chicago. He "showed me something about drawing," he said. His father also worked as a reporter for the Chicago Record; and his older brother, Bill, was a reporter on the Chicago Tribune and later the Chicago Sun. During high school, Mr. Block drew cartoons and wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper. From his earliest years, he prepared for a career as a journalist.
After graduation from high school, he worked briefly as a police reporter for the Chicago City News Bureau. He also wrote on topical subjects for a contributors' column in the Tribune. Pen names were common then and his father suggested combining two names into one, and "Herblock" was born. Enrolling at Lake Forest College in Illinois, he majored in English and Political Science. His association with a professor who had worked for the Secretariat of the League of Nations furthered his interest in international affairs. Near the end of his sophomore year, he applied for a job at the Chicago Daily News, and was given the opportunity to replace an editorial cartoonist who was leaving. The job worked so well that it ended his academic career.
Just 19 years old in 1929, Herblock joined the major leagues of newspaper cartoonists. Among these were veteran Chicago Tribune cartoonists who had not long before generously taken time to look at his school paper efforts, discuss them with him, and give him originals of their drawings. Among these established cartoonists were Carey Orr, Gaar Williams and the much-loved and highly respected John T. McCutcheon, a Chicago institution. Mr. Block was a particular fan of "Ding" Darling of the New York Herald Tribune, whose cartoon opinions were characterized by humor and vitality. Others were Edmund Duffy of the Baltimore Sun, whose crayon drawings were striking, and Chicago News colleague and front-page cartoonist, Vaughn Shoemaker, whose drawings were noted for their clean pen lines. Drawing upon them all, he refined his own style that, to this day, remains concise and compelling.
Early in 1933, as Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office amid economic devastation, Mr. Block left the Chicago News, and was hired as the only editorial cartoonist for the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), a Scripps-Howard feature service headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
"The Cleveland job was a whole new ball game," wrote Mr. Block in his memoirs." His Chicago News cartoons had been syndicated nationally but now reached many more papers. His commentary grew sharper and more prescient through the 1930s, responding to widespread unemployment and poverty in America, the concurrent rise of fascism in Europe and communist tyranny in the Soviet Union.
The Depression politicized Mr. Block. Sheltered from economic hardships by his steady income, he observed the suffering around him and used his editorial panel as a vehicle for progressive reform. He admired Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal policies and recalled that "during the early days of the New Deal, I did get to see what government could do. My feelings are best expressed in a statement by a Republican President, Abraham Lincoln, that the object of government is to do for a people what they need to have done but cannot do at all, or cannot do as well for themselves."
Mr. Block came into his own during the Depression. Domestically, he stirred controversy with powerful images attacking the volatile oratory of such American demagogues as Father Coughlin and Huey Long. Largely supportive of New Deal policies, he nonetheless questioned President Roosevelt's efforts in some areas, notably an unsuccessful attempt in 1937 to increase the number of Supreme Court justices. In foreign affairs he hit his stride, warning of the threats to peace posed by fascism in Europe.
Subjects of Herblock's pen include atomic war (1949), and Sen. Joseph McCarthy and President Dwight Eisenhower (1954).
He created derisive portrayals of military dictators Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Francisco Franco, all scheming and dreaming of conquests and empires. He brought their activities to the notice of a public and politicians who, after the disillusionment that followed World War I, had turned inward to isolationism. Targeting dictatorships, he used symbols to carry his message: a sharpened Soviet sickle poised to execute political prisoners or a Nazi cap extinguishing the lamp of German civilization.
An early advocate of aid to the allies resisting Nazi aggression, Mr. Block was in favor of measures to prepare America for what was becoming a great world struggle. He exposed Nazi activities, giving them graphic form and visual power. He drew metaphors for the resilience of the human spirit, the inhumanity of war and the duplicity of dictators, finding heroes among innocents and victims, and taking to task villainous politicians. By 1941, with Britain under siege by the Nazis and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor still on the horizon, his cartoons took aim at the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis.
Fred Ferguson, president of NEA, opposed what he called the cartoonist's "interventionism," and what the cartoonist called "anti-isolationism." Ferguson summoned him to New York in spring 1942 to discuss their differences. "My life has been full of fortunate coincidences," Mr. Block said, for even as he sat in the New York office awaiting the disagreeable face-off, he received the news he had won his first Pulitzer Prize, vaulting him into national prominence and leaving his flummoxed publisher speechless.
Herblock tackled lynchings in a piece titled "Poplarville, Mississippi, U.S.A., 1959", and police abuses during civil rights marches (1965).
His 1942 Pulitzer Prize, based on cartoons of 1941, vindicated the cartoonist's stance and solidified his reputation as one of the country's foremost political commentators. Early in 1943, he was drafted into the Army at the age of 33. He produced cartoons and articles and edited a "clipsheet" that was distributed throughout the Army, until he left the service late in 1945.
Hired as editorial cartoonist by The Washington Post, he moved to Washington in 1946. He has remained in that position ever since, drawing daily cartoons from the nation's capital for more than half a century. Katharine Graham wrote recently, "The extraordinary quality of Herb's eye, his insight and comments immediately stood out. When the Post was struggling for its existence, Herb was one of its major assets, as he has been throughout his 50 years here. The Post and Herblock are forever intertwined. If the Post is his forum, he helped create it. And he has been its shining light."
In Washington, he has achieved a rare freedom from editorial control, sharing preliminary sketches with trusted office colleagues before selecting and creating a final cartoon for publication. He and the Post were in agreement on the excesses of the "anti-communist era" and the damage caused by the reckless opportunism of McCarthy. A strong believer in civil liberties, he directed cartoons against the House Committee on Un-American Activities from its earliest days under Congressman Dies in the 1930s until its expiration decades later. Despite the motives of some individual committee members, he held to the view that there was something wrong with a group of congressmen deciding what (and who) was "un-American."
Later, during the Vietnam War, he came more and more to oppose the American government's policy, and his cartoons ran counter to the newspaper's editorial position. Numerous editors have attempted unsuccessfully over the years to influence or alter his cartoons, suggesting he voice a different opinion. Mr. Block has invariably demurred, standing by his work and upholding his now legendary reputation for editorial independence. A thoughtful journalist and gifted cartoonist, he is universally admired for his integrity. Recently Mrs. Graham wrote of him, "Herb fought for and earned a unique position at the paper: one of complete independence of anybody and anything."
Herblock's pen has found its mark on President Richard Nixon (1974), and President Jimmy Carter and Sen. Ted Kennedy (1979).
Herblock's longevity is due in part to the journalistic passion inspired by his father and older brothers. Unlike many cartoonists, he chooses to work in his office, adjacent to the newsroom, rather than drawing at home or in an isolated studio. He takes full advantage of the proximity to expert verification of facts and the latest news from Washington and around the globe.
When his drawing goes to press, it is his own, without question. Through the decades, he has remained true to certain issues and principals: supporting civil rights measures, gun control, campaign finance reform, funding for education and democracy for residents for the District of Columbia, among other issues. "Take one issue at a time and one administration at a time and deal with it the way you see it," is how he describes his approach.
Raised in what he says might now be called "secular humanism," he takes a dim view of politicians who see religiosity as essential to public service. His longtime assistant, Jean Rickard, suggests that his parents instilled in him a strong sense of right and wrong, the confidence to express his views openly and the courage to stand up for what is right. For example, on the issue of racism, which he began addressing immediately after World War II (in advance of virtually all American cartoonists), he notes "I never had those feelings growing up. My father and mother felt that you should simply be a good citizen and think about the other guy."
Sample Herblock cartoons from the era of Presidents George Bush and Ronald Reagan (1990), and President Bill Clinton (1998).
Mr. Block has been thinking about "the other guy" throughout his career. For more than 70 years, through his cartoons, he has chronicled the best and worst America has to offer, from the depths of the Great Depression to the new millennium. No editorial cartoonist in American history, not even Thomas Nast, has made a more lasting impression on the nation than Mr. Block. His influence has been enormous, both on his profession and the general public, although he modestly eschews such praise with anecdotes. One such story involved a comment overheard during the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings. Walter Winchell said he had come upon Senator McCarthy shaving and complaining that he had to shave twice a day now "because of that guy [Herblock] and his cartoons." Apparently his caricatures of the senator as an unshaven, belligerent Neanderthal found their mark. Asked if he felt he played a role in checking McCarthy's rise to power, the cartoonist quietly responded, "I sure tried to." Richard Nixon expressed a similar reaction to the cartoons, saying at one point that he had to "erase the Herblock image."
Humor has been one of Mr. Block's greatest assets, drawing people in, encouraging them to read the cartoon and consider his opinions. Laughter warms the coldest heart and lends perspective to serious issues and events. "I enjoy humor and comedy," he says, "and like to get fun into the work." Humor is an important vehicle for delivering a message, making "it a little easier for the medicine to go down."
Herblock's fellow editorial cartoonists have paid tribute to him in a series of caricatures, including this one by Tony Auth.
Mr. Block's cartoons may never cure cancer or the common cold, but for the better part of a century they have helped ward off the ill effects of war, bigotry, economic opportunism, political arrogance and social injustice. What more could we ask of one man?
"Herblock's History: Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium," a major exhibition featuring the work of political cartoonist Herbert Block, will be on display in the North and South Galleries of the Library's Great Hall from Oct. 17, 2000, through Feb. 17, 2001. The exhibition celebrates the recent gift to the Library of more than 100 original drawings by the artist whose career began in 1929. His caricatures of 12 American presidents -- from Hoover to Clinton -- are featured. The exhibition includes cartoons portraying memorable public figures and events from the past eight decades, including World War II, the Cold War, Vietnam, Watergate, the Reagan years and the Clinton administration.
Mr. Katz, a curator in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division, is the curator of the Herblock exhibition.


A man whose addiction to alcohol ended three marriages, led to the repossession of his home, the end of a lucrative career and ultimately almost killed him, is today celebrating two-and-a-half years sober.
Since the age of 14 up until the age of 56 everything that Dave Taylor, now aged 60, did in his life revolved around drink.
Even in his childhood, the now recovered alcoholic would sneak into his friend's parent's whiskey cabinet in the search of booze and as he entered his teenage years, would drink heavily as a way of socialising.
Dave, who turned 60 yesterday, has revealed all about how he went from drinking as a teen after football training, to the day when his body became so dependent on drink that it shut down, knocking him unconscious, and almost ending his life.
That day marks the last time he ever tasted alcohol, exactly two-and-a-half years ago today.
"I woke up one morning to go to the off-licence and I just said no, I'm not doing it anymore and went back to bed", explained Dave, who lives in Grimsby.
He added: "That was a bad decision as it turned out.
"My body had become so dependent on alcohol that it shut down when it became deprived.
"I went into a state of complete blackness. I was unconscious."
Luckily for him his sister, a nurse, just happened to drop by the flat he was living at, managed to administer first aid and alert the emergency services.
He spent ten days in hospital recovering from that near-death experience, an experience which flipped a switch in Dave's brain and triggered a turning point in his life.
He said: "I haven't drunk since that day. I got the help and assistance I needed.
"You just can't do it on your own. I had lost it all, absolutely everything.
"Alcohol has the power to ruin lives and the family around you.
"It's a waste of time and a waste of money, money that you don't necessarily have. I always managed to scrape enough money together but that's because I cashed in on some of my pension pot.
"I never resorted to theft but have lost some of my retirement fund.
"Now I am on the straight and narrow and I'd never say that it's easy but with the right support and help you can do it.
"I have been through all of the emotions and am now on the other side".
Dave turned to Foundations Drugs and Alcohol Support for help when he was discharged from hospital, and for the last two years has held a volunteering role as a peer mentor, who helps others to beat an alcohol addiction.
He uses his experiences of overcoming an addiction to the bottle, which plagued his life for some 35 years, to inspire, encourage and coach alcoholics in Grimsby to change their lives for the better.
Dave is one of a team of Peer Mentors who give up their time to help others. He recalls how the team at Foundations helped him to focus his mind on the ultimate goal of staying sober.
Over a period of weeks and months that focus shifted from goal to goal, and included things like getting a job and getting back into stable lifestyle.
Now a production supervisor at company which manufactures pet products, Dave volunteers his time to Foundations two days a week.
Whilst he is now living a happy and healthy life, Dave says his addiction led to him losing a "lucrative" career, three marriages and his home.
He said: "It just gradually progressed to a stage when I was drinking every night after work and it continued to escalate.
"I had a post-graduate diploma and had a career as a microbiologist.
"But I lost my job 12 years ago when I was caught sneaking vodka into work in a water bottle.
"I had big aspirations and a bright future, but things just spiralled out of control.
"It is an insidious and horrible process that drags you down. It is so difficult to describe but you just feel the need to drink.
"When I got fired I still carried on, and got to a stage where I couldn't pay bills so my house got repossessed.
"I have been married three times and all of them ended in divorce. Drink was always a factor."
Dave now carries out one-to-one sessions with clients at Foundations, some of whom "have no hope". He instills a sense of self-belief in people who are struggling and passes on tips on how to cope.
He added: "Talking to someone like me with experience is so helpful. A lot of people can be reluctant to speak to a professional but when they talk to an ex-alcoholic they are more likely to open up.
"I would say to anyone who is struggling to get as much help as you can. Everyone's route to recovery is different and Foundations can be a turning point for lots of people."


My friends and I have started a tradition of sending each other gift boxes twice a year - once for the winter holidays and again in the summer when we have birthdays spanning from May through September. The theme is 'favorite things' and they all have to be the same and cost no more than $25 each. With the five of us spread out all across the country, it's become a way to share our interests and do something fun together.
For our summer exchange, we were lucky enough to be able to meet up in Palm Springs, which I described here as four blissful days of poolside relaxation. My friends gifted us lotions, face masks, water floaties, and even a pair of bikini bottoms! For my contribution, I wanted to be able to make something (my favorite thing, of course!). I knew that for it to work it had to be quick, fit a range of bodies, and cost less than $25. With these constraints in mind, I decided upon lounge shirts, using the Colette Sorbetto pattern and knit fabrics.
The fun part was the fabric shopping. I found such great prints online that I made each shirt themed. I chose a bright bird print for my friend who loves nature and hiking, an alphabet print for my friend who's an elementary school teacher, and even a ninja-themed print after my friend's online screen name. I rarely have an excuse to go all out with whimsical prints, so I took full advantage!
I sourced the fabrics on Fabric.com, and for two of the prints I shelled out the extra money for some Art Galley Fabrics. I tend to hear a lot about this brand, mostly because they send fabric samples to a lot of bloggers to review. They have beautiful prints, but I'd never actually sewn with the stuff. Because knit fabrics vary so much, I was curious how they hold up in real life.
The verdict? They were pretty great! They were thick and buttery, and sewed nicely. I think they had better recovery than the other cotton knit I bought, and seemed more substantial. I steamed some of my wavy seams, and was very pleased with how the AGF fabric held up. I could see myself using this for knit tops instead of paper-thin jersey, as it sews so much better. The only problem I had is that one of my prints had a small ink blot on it that looked like it had accidentally been marked by a ballpoint pen. Unfortunately I didn't notice this until after, and it ended up front and center! Oops! I'll let it slide this time, but will report back if I notice anything again.
My friends were very gracious gift recipients, and some even lounged around in them all weekend if we could be bothered to get dressed at all. It's hard to get real feedback on how things go (and really, would you even want an honest critique?), but it was fun and the shirts themselves only took a day to make up. I only wish I had made one for myself!
So fun! Your friend is beautiful (and those margaritas look good too)!
These look good. What lucky friends.
That's such a nice tradition, and great shirts! I just made a baby sleep set from the same ninja knit, I found it great to work with too.
So cute and what a great tradition!!
How fun! And what a great gift! I have only ever made gift garments with knits-- it's just easier to know they'll probably fit! And you chose such fun knits!


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Now that the European Fashion Week is upon us (London February 14 – 18, Milan February 18 – 23, Paris February 25 – March 5, 2014), let's get in a mood pour Le français!
Printed messages on the tops are still very popular from last year, only this time many designers and brands decided to express themselves in French.
Take a look at these super cute tees, which one is your favorite? I really like the relax fit of this Madewell Linen tee and the quality of this and this super soft burnout jersey tees by CHRLDR.


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At the end of September (or within 15days after you registered in case of later registration or if your course does not start in September) the secretariat will deliver a proper registration statement. This statement is to be handed to your employer as soon as possible, i.e. by October 31 for the first term, and by March 31 for the second term.
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research at uno
internal research opportunities
External Research Opportunities
Tolmas Scholars
Undergraduate Research & Creativity Council
InnovateUNO
UNO Research Opportunities
Tolmas Scholars' Programs
Privateer Undergraduate Research & Scholarly UNO Experience (PURSUE)
The "Privateer Undergraduate Research & Scholarly UNO Experience," affectionately termed "PURSUE," connects students in all disciplines with faculty research mentors who will guide the students through semester-long research projects. It serves to engage freshmen and sophomores in the cutting-edge research being conducted across campus.
Applications open in the fall for participation in the Spring program. Women and minority students are encouraged to apply. Departments may offer undergraduate research credit for participating students.
Review the Mentor List to identify a faculty or staff member whose research interests align with yours.
College of Sciences Undergraduate Research Program (CoSURP)
The College of Sciences Undergraduate Research Program (CoSURP) serves to engage freshmen and sophomores in the College of Sciences in cutting-edge research, providing funding for laboratory supplies and student wages. CoSURP seeks to enrich the UNO undergraduate experience by:
engaging students at the beginning of their studies at UNO;
increasing the interaction between undergraduate students and faculty/graduate students;
building lasting bonds through group educational opportunities and social activities.
The College of Sciences maintains a list of relevant undergraduate research programs.
Undergraduate Student Travel Award
The Undergraduate Student Travel Award offers financial assistance to undergraduate students traveling to domestic conferences/symposia to present research or creative/scholarly works. Awards will recognize students who have distinguished themselves through research, scholarship, and/or creativity in their fields.
The Office of Research will award up to half of the total cost of travel; students should solicit additional funds from the student's college, department, or other sources to cover the other half of travel expenses.
The Undergraduate Research & Creativity Council will review applications and make recommendations to the Vice President for Research & Economic Development, who will make the final determination.
At the time of application, the student must be a current degree-seeking undergraduate with a minimum of half-time enrollment.
Travel must take place within one year of graduation from a Bachelor's program at the University of New Orleans.
At the time of the application submission, students do not have to show acceptance to the conference/symposium.
However, prior to Travel Authorization approval, students do need to show acceptance to the conference/symposium. Airfare must be purchased by UNO—you cannot get reimbursed if you purchase yourself.
A student cannot receive more than one travel award in an academic year.
Fall Applications for Spring/Summer Travel
Call for applications August 14
Deadline to submit applications October 15
Notification of awards November
Travel will take place the following Spring/Summer
Spring Applications for Fall Travel
Call for applications January 15
Deadline to submit applications March 15
Notification of awards April
Travel will take place the following Fall
All materials should be emailed as a single PDF document to cur@uno.edu.
Applications should only include the following items:
Nomination letter from research mentor
Completed Undergraduate Student Travel Award Application
Unofficial UNO transcript
Submit to cur@uno.edu a copy of the abstract or statement of work, as posted in the conference proceedings 15-30 days after return from trip.
Submit to cur@uno.edu a photo of you at the conference on the day that you present. This can be an action photo or a posed photo in front of the conference logo. Photos will be used for social media and in promotional material for the Office of Research.
Present your project at the annual InnovateUNO research symposium.
Research in Catalysis/Photocatalysis in France
2021 Information TBA in Fall
This program is supported by UNO, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, and the National Science Foundation.
Exciting research positions for undergraduates are available in catalysis and photocatalysis in Lyon, France. The Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and the Institute of Research on Catalysis and the Environment of Lyon are established European centers of excellence for catalysis and photocatalysis research. Selected undergraduate students will participate in pretravel virtual orientation programs, an on-site orientation in Lyon, research in catalysis or photocatalysis in Lyon, and additional enrichment activities in Lyon. Post-program follow up activities will also occur, and travel funds will be available for presenting research results at a regional or national conference in the US.
Full-time positions begin May 24, 2020 and end July 24, 2020*, and are accompanied by a stipend of $5,000. Housing, meal, and travel costs are also included.
Consideration of applications will begin by Jan. 24, 2020. Notification of acceptance to the program will be made via e-mail as early as Feb. 14, 2020.
*All program dates are tentative.
College students entering the sophomore, junior, or senior year in Fall 2020 or students beginning graduate studies in Fall 2020 are eligible. Strong preference will be given to students with prior research experience.
No French language skills are required, but a willingness to learn is necessary.
Program open to US citizens and permanent residents without graduate school enrollment prior to Aug. 1, 2020.
Program participants must commit to:
Three afternoon virtual training sessions (Mar. 7, Apr. 4, May 9*)
Obtaining a valid US passport prior to March 15 (expiration date no earlier than Jan. 31, 2021)
Completing 30 minutes per week of French familiarization with Duolingo February through May
Arriving in Lyon on May 25* (departing US on May 24)
Attending all orientation programs in Lyon, France
Participating in full time research activities on site at UCBL
Participating in all scheduled enrichment activities in Lyon
Presenting an end of program poster at UCBL on July 24*
Participating in a post-program virtual workshop (afternoon of Aug. 15*)
Completing program evaluation forms
Sharing your experience with fellow students
Program participants will receive:
$5000 Stipend
Round-trip transportation from US to Lyon
Housing in Lyon
French cell phone during program
Lyon metro pass
Funding to present research findings at a US conference (contingent on sufficient research progress)
To apply, submit these items:
Application form (link to come in Fall)
An unofficial college transcript (official transcript will be required if accepted to the program
Have letters and transcripts sent to be received by Jan. 24, 2020 to Liz Sigler at cur@uno.edu.
Potential Research Projects
Professor Corrine Ferronato: Photocatalytic degradation of organic micro-pollutants and identification of carboxylic acid based intermediates using HSTrap/GC/MS
Professor Jean-Marc Chovelon: Photocatalytic degradation of furosemide and identification of its main intermediates
Professor Anne Giroir-Fendler: Cobalt oxide catalyst for propane oxidation
Professor Claude Descorme: Adsorption of micropollutants in water
Professor Pascal Fongarland: Non-destructive extraction of hemicelluloses in ionic liquids for catalytic valorization
Dr. Chloé Thieuleux: Development of bimetallic nanoparticles: looking for synergetic effects in catalysis
Professor Peter Goekjian: Fluorous Solvent Droplet Catalysis in Fluorous Tag Oligosaccharide Synthesis
Professor Peter Strazewski: Phospholipids and Designed Fluorophores for the Detection of Peptides Synthetized on and within Giant Vesicles
Dr. Chantal Guillard: Photocatalytic Efficiency of Luminous Textiles for Pesticide Removal
Professor Didier Leonard: Analysis of physical and chemical properties of surface functionalized materials, especially with ToF-SIMS and XPS characterization
Due to shifts in personnel and funding, available projects may change.
Tocqueville Scholars Program
Tocqueville Scholars is a fellowship program for outstanding undergraduate students at the University of New Orleans who are interested in issues connected to public policy, ethics, and the law. Participants receive competitive scholarship funding to work closely with faculty in the Urban Entrepreneurship and Policy Institute on interdisciplinary research and community-focused projects. Members of a lively intellectual community, scholars develop practical and analytical skills that prepare them for fulfilling lives, prosperous careers, and good citizenship.
Do you want to pursue an independent study project? Then it's time to find a mentor!
Mentors assist students with research and scholarly efforts or independent study courses. The Mentor Match program offers an avenue for you to find someone with whom you would like to collaborate.
The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, also referred to as the McNair Scholars Program, is a United States Department of Education TRIO initiative which seeks to provide intensive support to eligible undergraduate students interested in pursuing a doctoral degree. Students of the McNair Scholars Program are involved in research and other scholarly activities while pursuing an undergraduate degree.
Program Description: The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the flagship exchange program of the U.S. Department of State offering academic year grants in over 140 countries to support research and study in a broad variety of fields, as well as English Teaching Assistantships. To be eligible, by the time the grant begins you must (1) be a citizen or national of the United States and (2) hold a bachelors' degree or equivalent.
Grant opportunities vary by country, and interested students are encouraged to explore the country program summaries and other program information on the Fulbright webpage.
Application Process: In the Spring, the application process and deadline (usually mid-October) are announced. Because the student applies through UNO, the university will have an earlier internal deadline (usually mid-September) for receiving applications.
Interested? Contact UNO's Fulbright Program Adviser Scott Pentzer at spentzer@uno.edu to discuss your interests and learn more about the Fulbright program.


Nice to find this website. I love Richard Pryor, I especially liked him as Zeke Brown in Blue Collar and Arlo Pear in Moving.
Welcome to the site glad to have you here!! Explore the forums and alot of the topics alot of great info even some archived posts from RP himself before his passing!!


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Name Christopher Green Institution Wayne State University School of Medicine; Detroit Medical Center; Chinese Academy of Sciences Field of science Consciousness, Foundations
EmQM17 – Towards Ontology of Quantum Mechanics and the Conscious Agent
EmQM15 – Emergent Quantum Mechanics
Wayne State University School of Medicine; Detroit Medical Center; Chinese Academy of Sciences Related
Field of science Consciousness, Foundations Participation
Christopher Green, M.D., Ph.D., FAAFS is Professor and Assistant Dean for China/Asia Pacific at Wayne State University School of Medicine, and at Detroit Medical Center Departments of Diagnostic Radiology and Psychiatry, and at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Previously he was Assistant National Intelligence Officer Executive Branch, US Government, and later Chief Technology Officer Asia-Pacific General Motors. He also lived in Washington D.C., China and Singapore.
Kit founded and serves on the boards of several international neurotechnology and genomic companies. He uses high-field MRI for patients with complex forensic neurological disorders. He pursued his Ph.D. and M.D. degrees at Wisconsin, Colorado, and Ciudad Juarez University Schools of Medicine and is medically licensed in many states and WHO countries. As Holder of the National Intelligence Medal, and Lifetime Member of the National Research Council and the National Academy of Sciences, Kit has served and chaired numerous Department of Defense Science Boards and has authored over 20 academic monographs and studies in neurology, and biophysics. His passion is in brain imaging, neurotoxicology and genomics, and cognition. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.


Many people put off quitting smoking because of a fear of gaining weight. By choosing to become more active, smokers will stave off any potential weight gain, and will be impressed by the benefits quitting smoking gives to their overall physical fitness. Drinking water can not only aid in weight loss, but can also curb cigarette cravings. Those quitting smoking may also consider taking a fitness or yoga class. They will not only experience physical benefits, but may also meet other nonsmokers. Building a social support network during smoking cessation will reinforce the smoker's new healthy habits, and give them a greater chance of quitting smoking for good.
Pursuing a new interest can be a great way to help break nicotine addiction. Hobbies like knitting or other crafts will keep smoker's hands busy, and have the benefit of a sense of accomplishment of creating a finished project. Smokers may also consider keeping a journal to help them recognize what triggers them to want a cigarette. Learning a new language, spending time with loved ones, and volunteering for a worthy cause are all healthy habits that can help replace cigarettes in a smoker's life.
Those quitting smoking should consider rewarding themselves for their new, healthier choices. Taking time at home to relax and indulge themselves can take the edge off of nicotine cravings. Whether smokers choose home spa treatments, a relaxing bubble bath, or a manicure/pedicure with the money they've saved on cigarettes, taking care of themselves will remind smokers of the many reasons they want to quit smoking.
Quitting smoking is also an excellent time for smokers to focus on their oral health. Many smokers find that brushing their teeth can stave off cigarette cravings.
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