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Monday, March 10 • 12:30pm - 1:30pm
ART140: Twitter, Picasso & the Social Experiment
Art means something unique to each of us, but the invitation to participate in art has never been extended. In fact, the art world can feel like an elitist club—exclusionary and intimidating. Meanwhile, social media is transforming every pillar of culture, from shared encyclopedias to citizen journalism. ART140 extends this trend to revolutionize the experience of art. By harnessing the power of Twitter, we're inviting people from all walks of life to express what specific works of art mean to them. We're breaking down the wall that separates the art world from the people who appreciate art but are too intimidated to express their own interpretation. Our 1000+ global participants will enable us to understand what art means on a greater scale than ever before. How does gender, generation and geography affect our interpretation of art? Through data, we'll highlight what the differences between us really mean, and we'll reveal what happened through a live ART140 experiment at SXSW.
Victor Samra
Digital Media Mktg MgrThe Museum of Modern ArtVictor Samra is the Digital Marketing Manager of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. He oversees the museum's digital marketing including its social media, e-newsletters, SEM, site analytics and other digital projects.
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I typically look forward to the celebration of the New Year. It's a time when I try to recommit myself to goals that will bring about positive changes in my life. And while I don't declare a laundry list of personal resolutions, I do spend time considering how my individual efforts can help better both myself, and the world I live in. This is what brings me hope at the start of every new year.
Unfortunately, this year I've been crippled with a feeling of insignificance as I witness a great deal of suffering in this world. People I know, and many I don't, are dealing with serious mental and physical health challenges, financial turmoil and various other obstacles that are keeping them from living full and happy lives. As I see these problems extend throughout the country and even the world, I feel hopeless, even powerless, to help. And for the past few weeks I have found it difficult to be optimistic.
So, as I sat down at my computer today I wondered where I would gather my inspiration. A few moments later I came across a story that immediately brought me perspective and gave me hope. It's a story that reminds me that we're not defined by what happens to us, but by how we respond in the face of adversity.
Doing something in hopes of making a small change in our world, may just mean a world of change to someone we may not even know.
I would like to introduce you to Krystle Beauchamp. She has launched KB On the Run in hopes that people will visit her website and feel "a little more enriched, educated, and inspired to challenge yourself and the world around you." She is responsible for turning my spirits around today and I wish her much success.
Meningococcal disease (or bacterial meningitis) is a serious, potentially fatal bacterial infection that strikes an average of 1,500 Americans annually. In particular, adolescents and young adults are at increased risk of contracting bacterial meningitis, compared to the general population, and they typically account for nearly 15 % of all U.S. cases annually. However, the majority of cases among adolescents may be vaccine-preventable.
Krystle's site goes on to explain that there are two kinds of meningitis vaccines in the U.S., both of which can prevent four types of meningococcal disease, including two of the three types most common in the U.S., as well as a type that causes epidemics in Africa. Currently, the CDC recommends a meningococcal vaccine for all children ages 11-18, as well as younger high-risk children, anyone who has been exposed to meningitis during an outbreak, anyone traveling to or living where meningitis is common, military recruits, and people with certain immune system disorders or a damaged or missing spleen.
For more detailed information about meningitis, including symptoms and prevention, visit the National Meningitis Association website. I also encourage you to follow Krystle's journey on her blog, leave her an encouraging note, or even DONATE to the cause!
Reading her personal story today has reminded me that we all have a story that lies within us. Even if we haven't suffered in the same way, our own individual challenges have made us smarter and stronger, and can each be used as the inspiration we need to make a difference in the world around us. As we begin a new year, my wish is that we all find a way, no matter how small, that we can continue to bring about positive changes in our lives and in the lives of others.
While meningitis of any sort can kill or disable, all three of the meningitis vaccines can do the same. Enrollment at Texas community colleges has sharply fallen off since they started requiring that students get the meningococcal vaccine, since so many have heard about vaccine damage and don't feel a degree from the college is worth taking the risk of permanent disability. See Dallas Observer, "Vaccine Mandate had contributed to the sharp enrollment drop at Texas community colleges." Caveat emptor.
While meningitis of any sort can kill or disable, all three of the meningitis vaccines can do the same.
Citation needed to show that the vaccines are worse.
State Sen. Jane Nelson, a Republican from Flower Mound, has filed a bill for the legislative session that starts next week that would lower the age at which students are exempt from the law from 30 years to 21. That obviously wouldn't do much to help an 18-year-old struggling to pay community college tuition, but it makes sense since you won't find many 29-year-olds living in dorm rooms.
@Chris – there was a recent Meningitis death at GWU here locally, which came as a shock to a lot of people, who did not understand the seriousness of this disease, especially in a dormitory environment.
I also find Jasper's post extremely misleading, given that the article states that "cost" is the overriding concern & vaccine safety is not even mentioned.
Take special note of the numbers of cases of bacterial meningitis in Texas and the number of deaths in younger people. Sometimes it takes a tragedy such as losing your legs or your child to meningitis, in order for State lawmakers to take affirmative action to decrease the risk of contracting this deadly disease.
Where's Jasper with proof about the meningitis vaccines that can "kill or disable"?
Jasper, you ought to stay away from those anti-vaccine blogs which are your *sources*.
Larry, why should we believe that? It is mostly rumor and innuendo.Following the link at the bottom of that page, turns our it was by Christina England, who seems to also feel that it is okay to shake babies to death and then blame vaccines. Next time post some real science showing that the vaccine for meningitis is more dangerous than actually getting the disease.
@Chris – I did some digging and there is a good possibility that this entire situation never actually occurred…..
I hope you share your findings with a blogger. I noticed Larry did not actually link to Christina England's "story", but to someone who was repeating it. He must know that anyone who chimes in with someone like Buttram is not considered a good source of information with many of us (especially me, having seen a baby have real seizures I really deplore the "shaken maybe" crowd).
England's "story" is all over the internet…on crank anti-vaccine/conspiracy websites. Of course it cannot be verified, because the Chad government paid "hush money" to the 40 people who supposedly were paralyzed by the meningococcal vaccine.
@BlueBird – any independent confirmation of any of this? I don't really take VaxTruth at their word…..
There are plenty of references listed at the bottom for your consideration.
@BB – no, I mean independent verification….not a listing of links to other anti-vax website or just general information on vaccines from the manufacturers….I'm not seeing what I'm asking for…care to provide?
Why are you so adament about denying the story? Do you really believe all of the articles are made up? The human rights group on the ground in Africa….think they are making it up?
, preferably from an independent news source.
@BB – why are you so willing to believe an non-independently verified story from a notorious anti-vaccine organization?
Where is the independent verification that this actually took place?
I guess you didn't read any of the reference links.
None of the reference links you supplied are independent sources, and most (if not all) of them are from anti-vax sites.
So, until you can provide independent verification, I must assume that the story is not true.
The Ministry of Public Health, with the support of its traditional partners, organized throughout the day Monday, February 5, 2013 at CEFOD a workshop adoption of the Strategic Plan of Development of Human Resources and Country Profile Human Resources for Health in Chad for the period 2013-2020.
So, again, where is the independent verification?
I guess you don't believe anything you see on the news or read in the paper. Too bad you don't use the same logic when it comes to vaccine research.
I am fascinated as to why you are so deliberate in denying this story. Must be something to hide.
Just because you deny the truth, doesn't mean it isn't the truth.
Oh and I am sure the human rights group on the ground in Africa is making it all up.
@BB – and which group would that be exactly? "Human Rights Group" isn't the name of an organization that I recognize…..
As far as the other sources, again, most of them don't say anything about the actual story & the EcoTerra website leaves quite a bit to be desired, if you consider it a "legitimate" news source.
So, as far I as can tell, you got nothing….let us know when you have something legitimate to bring up.
I am still amused with your denial of it. It won't make it go away lawrence, click your heals, but it's still there.
If you are so confident that it is not real and is totally made up by whackos….do you care to wager on it? How much would you bet that it is a made up story?
Blue Bird, you're making a very serious accusation against Lawrence, who never once even suggested that he thought it was a made up story. Simply asked for independent sources (not biased against vaccines or science in general essentially) that can give credence to this story. Vactruth.com and various other anti-vaccine sites are notorious for 'making things up' or twisting truths until they are no longer truths, or stretching them until their meaning is completely different from what was originally meant and/or said. It's a talent actually that many who follow them have come to be quite proficient at (case in point, you claiming Lawrence claimed this to be a made up story when he said nothing of the sort.) Making a wager on something being a made up story is really immature of you to even suggest. What Lawrence is asking for is other, non-anti-vaccine sources that can corroborate the story. If none are forth coming, the story cannot be taken at face value simply because of the knowledge on how the anti-vaccine/anti-science web sites operate. No amount of you insisting it is true (which you can't know unless you have directly witnessed it and been involved in it) is not giving a credible, non-biased, independent source to back up the claims this story is making. To put it bluntly, put up, or shut up, because you are bordering on bullying behavior now.
Not accusing Lawrence of anything…he said he doesn't believe it. Let's see if he'll put his money where his mouth is.
@BB – show me independent verification….something relevant, not from an anti-vaccination site, then we'll talk.
Wrong again Blue Bird, Lawrence never said any such thing. Scroll up and read his responses. He has clearly asked for independent sources, because vactruth.com and the links referenced either cannot be taken at their word due to previously twisting stories to suit their agenda, or have nothing to do with the story and are pointless to include. You are putting words in his mouth and that is a bullying tactic. If you cannot provide independent, verifiable sources to back up this story as true, it cannot stand on its own. That should be common sense, multiple independent sources of the same information are always going to be more reliable then one group or groups with the same agenda spouting the same lie. If you want us to believe this story, in its entirety, provide other sources that are not notoriously anti-vaccine/science. Otherwise, go away, because you are simply wasting time here.
@BB – I deal with facts, not conspiracies. The only place your "evidence" is being quoted is in places like Whale.to and Natural News, not known as bastions of truth and Science (much less rationality).
Facts? Where? Humorous Lawrence…you're choosing to believe an unofficial source. Why? I thought you didn't do that. Do you care to try again? There are no facts on that site. I see your favorite source, Todd W is on board with you too.
@BB – I will take references from official government sources over speculation and conspiracy theories every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
What is your aversion to actual facts again?
Medical examination of the 36 cases in the two hospitals in N'Djamena.
The vaccination campaign organized in Gouro was conducted under normal conditions by staffs who are experienced in implementing mass campaigns and routine vaccination programs.
The conditions of hospitalization, in particular the medical care at the psychological level, the dialogue between the community and the health staff, were insufficient.
The crises are triggered by noise, visits by foreigners, and the occurrence of crises among other patients. Apart from these agitated periods, the children lead normal lives.
The patients are aged between 8 and 25 years, and with 77% of them being girls, i.e. 27 out of a total of 35.
A child that had not been vaccinated complains of similar symptoms.
All the different medical examinations performed on the patients were normal. The neurological examination on patients at the request of the experts also concluded that all was normal.
The same MenAfriVac vaccine lot 127M1033, used in Gouro, was used in the entire Ennedi region.
The expert reports from WHO on the vaccine lot at the level of the manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII), showed no manufacturing defect.
The MenAfriVac vaccine, prequalified by WHO in 2010, has been subjected to all the required tests before being used. To date, more than 100 million people have been vaccinated in 10 countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Sudan, Senegal, Chad, and Benin). The vaccine will be further introduced in 16 African countries. Since the introduction of the vaccine, no case of meningitis "A" has been recorded in vaccinated individuals.
Maintain a dialogue with the families, and vaccination stakeholders and partners.
Reinforce the medical structure at the local level through the addition of a doctor and a qualified nurse for a better health follow up in the populations and routine immunization activities.
Reinforce the ability of the health staff in crisis communication and the management of rumors.
The experts wish to specifically state that analysis of the epidemiological, medical, clinical, and diagnostic tests data, has not been able to establish a causal link between the clinical manifestations observed in the patients and the MenAfriVac vaccine.
The independent experts thank the population and the authorities in Chad for their confidence. They request that the authorities be diligent in the implementation of the recommendations that will facilitate a return to a peaceful situation that will be to the benefit of the vaccination programs.
The full preliminary report has been submitted to the governmental authorities and will be finalized by the Health Service in Tunisia, where 7 of the 35 patients from N'Djamena were evacuated.
The Ministry of Public Health has worked in collaboration with the experts whilst guaranteeing the complete independence of the investigation. The Ministry welcomes the experts' conclusions in reassuring the patients, their families, and the general public of the health status of the evacuated patients from Gouro, the quality of the MenAfriVac vaccine and the overall importance of vaccination.
…. A conversion disorder occurs when psychological stress manifests as physical symptoms. We take this for granted to some degree – when people feel anxious they may get sweaty, nauseated, short of breath, and have palpitations. People with panic attacks can have these symptoms and also difficulty swallowing, and episodes that may resemble certain types of seizures with feelings of being separate from reality or from themselves. These are physical symptoms resulting from pure emotional stress. But in some cases psychological stress can also lead to neurological symptoms – pretty much any neurological symptoms, such as weakness, difficulty speaking, loss of vision, and involuntary movements.
It's important to note that this is a known and well-established syndrome. Neurologists see patients with conversion disorder frequently, and it can be positively demonstrated in many cases that the neurological symptoms are not due to any damage or lesion in the nervous system but to psychological stress. For example, it can be demonstrated in someone with psychogenic blindness that their visual system actually works. Many patients with psychogenic seizures display features that are neuroanatomically impossible to be due to actual seizures.
….In this case [the Leroy illness] we are probably dealing with not only a psychogenic illness but a case of mass psychogenic illness, which is also a known phenomenon. In these cases the stressful trigger is partly the appearance of symptoms in other people, which causes anxiety about there being a contagious illness or an environmental exposure. In susceptible individuals this can trigger a psychogenic illness mimicking the symptoms of those already affected. There may even be an original case that is due to physical illness that acts as the trigger. We do not know what makes individuals susceptible to this, but epidemiologically women are affected much more than men.
The LeRoy case has all the hallmarks of a mass psychogenic illness. Most of the symptomatic individuals are women, they are all part of the same small and close knit community, and have social contact with each other. The diagnosis, therefore, is not based entirely on the exclusion of other causes. The case also has a natural history and epidemiological features that fit a mass psychogenic illness.
Chaibou MS, Bako H, Salisou L, Yaméogo TM, Sambo M, Kim SH, Djingarey MH, Zuber PL, Perea WA, Pezzoli L. Monitoring adverse events following immunization with a new conjugate vaccine against group A meningococcus in Niger, September 2010. Vaccine. 2012 Jul 27;30(35):5229-34. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.06.006. Epub 2012 Jun 16.
Ouandaogo CR, Yaméogo TM, Diomandé FV, Sawadogo C, Ouédraogo B, Ouédraogo-Traoré R, Pezzoli L, Djingarey MH, Mbakuliyemo N, Zuber PL. Adverse events following immunization during mass vaccination campaigns at first introduction of a meningococcal A conjugate vaccine in Burkina Faso, 2010. Vaccine. 2012 May 30;30 Suppl 2:B46-51. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.12.112. Epub 2012 Jan 9.
Broderick JE, Kaplan-Liss E, Bass E. Experimental induction of psychogenic illness in the context of a medical event and media exposure. Am J Disaster Med. 2011 May-Jun;6(3):163-72.
Jones TF, Mass Psychogenic Illness: Role of the Individual Physician Am Fam Physician. 2000 Dec 15;62(12):2649-2653.
Lorber W, Mazzoni G, Kirsch I. Illness by suggestion: expectancy, modeling, and gender in the production of psychosomatic symptoms.Ann Behav Med. 2007 Feb;33(1):112-6.
Mazzoni G, Foan L, Hyland ME, Kirsch I. The effects of observation and gender on psychogenic symptoms.Health Psychol. 2010 Mar;29(2):181-5. doi: 10.1037/a0017860.
Clements CJ. Mass psychogenic illness after vaccination. Drug Saf. 2003;26(9):599-604.
Kharabsheh S, Al-Otoum H, Clements J, Abbas A, Khuri-Bulos N, Belbesi A, Gaafar T, Dellepiane N. Mass psychogenic illness following tetanus-diphtheria toxoid vaccination in Jordan.Bull World Health Organ. 2001;79(8):764-70. Epub 2001 Oct 24.
Huang WT, Hsu CC, Lee PI, Chuang JH. Mass psychogenic illness in nationwide in-school vaccination for pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009, Taiwan, November 2009-January 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010 May 27;15(21):19575.
Khiem HB, Huan le D, Phuong NT, Dang DH, Hoang DH, Phuong le T, Sac PK, Chien TM, Tai LA, Dan NT, Deen JL, Seidlein Lv, Clemens J, Trach DD Mass psychogenic illness following oral cholera immunization in Ca Mau City, Vietnam. Vaccine. 2003 Nov 7;21(31):4527-31.
See, Lawrence has an actual independent resource, unlike you.
So, care to pay up, troll?
novalox, Where is the independent resource? All I see is just another website full of anecdotes.
Also, I don't see any government documents??? Even if there were, I wouldn't trust the Chad government. You guys are so gullable, but hey, if it helps fit your story, you'll take it.
Nice try on the insult novalox. Makes me laugh, calling me a troll. Now I'm sure you'll find some other way too try and insult me. Please do….I enjoy laughing a lot.
This is useless. There is none so blind as those who will not see.
Luckily, for the rational readers of this site, all the evidence is there in black and white.
Glad you give up lawrence.
Try again with your insults troll. Your pathetic attempt was slightly amusing, but nothing else.
Until you can pony up some actual independent resources, we can all assume that you are lying.
And just say that with every attempt at ad hominem you attempt, you admit that you have no argument.
Here it is again for those who misssed it….
Repeating the same anti-vax lies doesn't change the facts…..
Care to explain why One of the children "affected" hadn't even been vaccinated?
@novalox….didn't I just say that? Keep them coming….I'm eating popcorn and laughing at you 🙂 Try again…..it just gets better and better. Can't wait to see what you say next.
Thanks for admitting that your position is a joke.
So, you admit that you have actively lied, and admit that your story is false.
If you do not answer within 3 posts, you admit that you lied.
Stop it…you're killing me!! I am seriously on the floor laughing!!
Am I going to turn into a toad if not 3 posts?? Stop it!!
lawrence….you go from, "good possibility that this entire situation never actually occurred….." to becoming a fast Google expert and posting anything you can find. More text doesn't = truth. What, are you going to post long amounts of text to force it down all of us?? Make us believe??
novalox….can't wait to see what happens on strike 3….the anticipation is killing me. A frog not a toad? What? Please tell me. And, i forgot to not thank you for all of the useful information you have posted. You have added nothing (except for some humor to make my night) and that, i will thank you for!!
Strike 2 and strike 3.
You admit that you are actively lying and trolling and you have nothing truthful to add.
PS: youtube videos are not reliable sources.
And to try to improve your humor, your attempts at insult really do fall flat.
Hey….I'm still here! Not a frog!!
Thank you for admitting that I have added much to the topic at hand, bb, and that you have added nothing but lies.
Maybe you can do some Googling and add something to the conversation Nov?
How will "Googling" help. Why don't you just tell us how that particular vaccine is pertinent to the vaccine used in the above article? It seems to be a different one.
Very unlikely that bb will even do that.
Thanks for admitting that you have added nothing to the conversation and that I am much more funnier than you are. I do appreciate the compliments that you have given to me.
Perhaps when you will actually add some actual citations and verifiable sources for your viewpoints, then I may compliment you back.
The "Googling" was a joke, trying to help nov out so he/she can add something to the conversation.
You should take your own advice, you didn't add anything of any value. All you do is come on here and insult people. Go ahead and re-read the thread – NOTHING.
@BB – all you added was an anti-vaccine screed on an event that occurred in Africa, which, by all official accounts (posted above, but you haven't bothered to read) was the result of mass hysteria & had nothing to do with the vaccine itself.
Thank you again for admitting that I have added a lot to this thread and that you have added nothing.
Of course, lies by you, are an honor to me, since you have nothing more than attacks and pseudo-sciencve to rely on.
I also thank you for your admission that all you have done bb was to throw ad hominems at other people when asked for independent verification.
So please, show us some independent verification, like Lawrence has done.
Lawrence…I did read it and even your version says the mass hysteria (if you believe that) was caused by the vaccine.
novalox, It is sad, and I feel bad for you because you want to contribute so badly but have nothing to say….so you have to come on and insult people.
So, I've provided direct sources, cited actual scientific literature, plus the information about the preliminary report on what actually occurred on the ground in Chad – what do you have BB?
I guess I have more insults from you Lawrence.
I did read it and even your version says the mass hysteria (if you believe that) was caused by the vaccine.
Blue Bird, what is actually says is it was the appearance of the vaccination group and the 'stress' of the vaccination program that caused mass hysteria. Essentially a change to their norm, and one person exhibited odd symptoms and others followed suit. It was not caused by the vaccine as examinations and evaluations showed everyone affected was normal and healthy physically and neurologically. There was nothing that would have triggered this to happen that can be linked back to the vaccine, and the fact that one person who didn't receive the vaccine also showed the same symptoms should be a dead give away of that. It was psychogenic, mass hysteria, caused by anxiety and stress from something being so very different from what they are used to. Have you ever had a panic attack? There is no physical reason for it, it is emotional, but the physical manifestations are very real to the person who suffers from them. One could almost go so far as to say it was psychosomatic, they expected something to happen and so they made it happen, not intentionally, and like dominoes, once one showed symptoms the rest fell in line behind, even one who didn't get the vaccine.
Again, thank you again for admitting that all you have done here is spew lies and throw insults.
Also thank you again for admitting that I have contributed something or worth and have validly challenged your ill-conceived notions and lies.
Again, why have you not posted any indepednet verification. You have done nothing since being asked except insult posters and throw ad homiems.
But at least all can see that by every ad hom you throw, you add to your admission that you are lying and have nothing of note to post.
So again, I ask, post something that independently verifies your earlier posts.
@BB – you've obviously don't recognize what constitutes an insult – because we've certainly been victim of far worse than critiques of reading skills around here….and I reiterate, your reading comprehension of the information, along with the cited scientific literature is absolutely horrible.
Nowhere is the claim made that "vaccines" caused the mass hysteria (i.e. no biological function within the vaccine to cause such a reaction – hence even un-vaccinated children suffered the same symptoms as well) as the overall environment in which the vaccines were given…..so, unless you have evidence of some biological methods wherein a vaccine can cause "mass hysteria" even among people not vaccinated, your anti-vax theories fall flat once again.
I eagerly await the final report from both the authorities in Chad, along with information that will be collected and presented from the hospital in Tunisia as well.
Lawrence…..please tell me what caused the "mass hysteria"?
•Clements CJ. Mass psychogenic illness after vaccination. Drug Saf. 2003;26(9):599-604.
•Kharabsheh S, Al-Otoum H, Clements J, Abbas A, Khuri-Bulos N, Belbesi A, Gaafar T, Dellepiane N. Mass psychogenic illness following tetanus-diphtheria toxoid vaccination in Jordan.Bull World Health Organ. 2001;79(8):764-70. Epub 2001 Oct 24.
•Huang WT, Hsu CC, Lee PI, Chuang JH. Mass psychogenic illness in nationwide in-school vaccination for pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009, Taiwan, November 2009-January 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010 May 27;15(21):19575.
•Khiem HB, Huan le D, Phuong NT, Dang DH, Hoang DH, Phuong le T, Sac PK, Chien TM, Tai LA, Dan NT, Deen JL, Seidlein Lv, Clemens J, Trach DD Mass psychogenic illness following oral cholera immunization in Ca Mau City, Vietnam. Vaccine. 2003 Nov 7;21(31):4527-31.
•Yasamy MT, Bahramnezhad A, Ziaaddini H. Postvaccination mass psychogenic illness in an Iranian rural school. East Mediterr Health J. 1999 Jul;5(4):710-6.
[Study of an outbreak of hysteria after hepatitis B vaccination].
Mass psychogenic illness following tetanus-diphtheria toxoid vaccination in Jordan.
So, unlike you – who has jumped on the anti-vaccine bandwagon, I've actually taken the time to do a bit of research and gained a better understanding of the potential dynamics involved, recognize that this type of event has occurred before, and am satisfied that information, as it is being released, in pointing in this direction, as opposed to what the anti-vaccine folks are writing (out of their behinds, it looks like) – see when you have actual facts, evidence and supporting information at hand, it makes my stance look extremely reasonable, while yours is unsupportable & quite frankly, extremely fringe.
Let's see what the final report shows now, shall we? Care to make that wager now BB?
@BB – well, you can read, but certainly not comprehend what is written.
I look forward to your essay.
@BB – and I'll even do one better for you. Here is an example of "mass hysteria" that includes multiple physical symptoms that occurs on a very regular basis here in the United States…..the very act of speaking in tongues & other physical acts that are related to what some would call "being touched by the Holy Spirit" which can affect an entire congregation – starting with just a few individuals, but quickly spreads to others through the power of suggestion and the high-stress levels of the group setting.
Of course, there is no Holy Spirit or other such nonsense – it is simply what happens in a communal setting that meets certain variables, with certain individuals – it happens often enough that we know it as "mass hysteria" and it is quite common, in a variety of settings.
So, not such a complicated explanation for the situation after all, is it BB?
Still proving the "mass hysteria" (which i don't belive anyway) was caused by the vaccine.
Thanks for all of the supported information!
@BB – you really are clueless, aren't you?
You're trying to blame a completely psychological process (mass hysteria) on a biological event (the vaccine)…….was the vaccination process perhaps the psychological trigger? Perhaps, but it wasn't the vaccine itself (because there is no plausible mechanism for the vaccine to have that effect) – in fact, there is very little or no plausible mechanism for the vaccine to have caused the symptoms outside of the "mass hysteria" diagnosis anyway.
I've had fun showing how completely and utterly without evidence your opinions are – you've crossed the line into trollsville-proper, and I'm more than satisfied that, at minimum, all of the real evidence points firmly away from anything to do with the physical vaccine, and the most likely explanation rests in the realm of the psychological.
More information is likely to become available, and at that time, I'm happy to revisit the conversation. Until such time, however, I'm more than happy to ignore your evidence-free ramblings and blathering diatribes.
More and more insults….really are breaking the rules here.
Thank you! Even with your theory, without the vaccinations, it wouldn't have happened.
This is still the best and most reliable "independent" source for the information.
Blue Bird, you are now spamming.
Isn't it interesting that the best bb can come up with is a biased website and a youtube video that has nothing to do with the topic at hand.
He/she/it makes the accusations about us not doing the research, and yet at the same, posts the same old anti-vax tropes and ad hominems, as well as the same old biased links.
Nothing on CNN, AP, or Reuters about this. Heck, nothing on Fox News about this.
But then again, he/she/it has consistently refused to post any actual reliable resources, which by now, is par for the course.
Meningococcal disease is a serious, potentially fatal bacterial infection that strikes an average of 1,500 Americans annually. In particular, adolescents and young adults are at increased risk of contracting meningococcal disease.
The number of meningococcal disease cases changes from year to year. From 1998 to 2007, about 1,500 Americans were infected each year, with a range of 900 to 3,000 cases. 11% of those infected will die. Adolescents and young adults have an increased incidence of meningococcal disease, accounting for 15 percent of all cases. One out of seven cases among adolescents will result in death.
Among those who survive meningococcal disease, approximately 20 percent suffer long-term consequences, such as brain damage, kidney disease, hearing loss or limb amputations.
For the uneducated – 11% mortality rate is huge! Only Smallpox could have been considered more severe (with a mortality rate between 30 – 98%, depending on the strain.
Imagine if you were living in a country where tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of unvaccinated individuals were at risk – that represents a potential death toll in the tends of thousands (or more) each and every year – not to mention the 20% serious side-effect rate.
This is why the vaccine is important – particular in areas of the world where medical care is substandard and sparse at best.
The pathogens that cause Hib and pneumococcal meningitis are commonly found in the bodies of a large percentage of healthy individuals, and only occasionally cause disease. The vaccines only target a small number of the existing serotypes, and reducing the numbers of the included serotypes by vaccination leaves open a niche which the other serotypes can then fill. Most adults have achieved immunity through sub-clinical exposure at some time in their lives. The vaccines can be dangerous, causing all the usual kinds of vaccine-induced conditions.
It would be better to figure out what makes only a few people susceptible to contracting meningitis, and target prevention only to them, rather than damaging an entire population with vaccines.
Extended breastfeeding of babies and toddlers, and keeping them at home rather than in daycare, would provide optimal disease protection while avoiding the myriad types of vaccine damage.
* As novalox said, citation needed, your word cannot ever be taken at face value, we need evidence.
* The vaccination currently used targets 13 serotypes, and that was recently expanded from the previously used vaccine that targeted 7 serotypes, and I'm confident as time and research move us forward the vaccine will be further improved and the number of serotypes the vaccine will target will increase yet again. My guess is these particular ones are targeted because they are the most dangerous for a person to get infected with. And again, citation needed in regard to 'creating a niche'.
* Most adults are immune now because they received the meningitis vaccine when they were children. Those that did not receive the vaccination suffered through the disease, like my younger sister. And again citation needed on the 'usualy kinds of vaccine-induced conditions'.
* We know what makes 'only a few people sick' they are not vaccinated therefore they get infected. At least that is the case most of the time now. And again, citation needed that the 'entire population' has been damaged by vaccines? That's a pretty broad statement, as if you believe that everyone who has ever received a vaccination has some kind of damage, yet no evidence linked to support your wild claim, so you will not be believed in this statement either.
* I realize this is anecdotal, but it proves your statement wrong. My younger sister was breastfed until she was over two years old. My mom did not work, she stayed home with us every single day of our lives as children (to her own detriment). At the age of 1 year, my sister was infected with meningitis and spent the next six months in the hospital, fighting for her life. There were several times where we weren't sure if she was going to survive. The entire time she was in the hospital, my mom was with her, in her room, to ensure she could continue breastfeeding her. Finally she did recover and came out so weak she could no longer crawl, when she had been learning to walk when she fell ill. We learned later also, she was permanently deaf in her right ear. She got off lucky with only one ear being affected, but I have heard of cases where both have been, which does touch back on your point 3, regarding adult immunity. Those that are immune received the vaccine as children, either that or they suffered through the disease and if they survived, were left disabled, permanently, from it. And again, as always for every ridiculous claim you make, citation needed regarding the 'myriad types of vaccine damage'.
@rose / cia parker (since that's who you are) – you're talking about a disease which is extremely dangerous, with an 11 – 14% mortality rate, plus a rate of 20% severe side-effects for the survivors…..care to explain how exactly you would prevent the transmission of this disease without the vaccine?
Occurs in three common clinical forms: meningitis (49% of cases), blood infections (33%), and pneumonia (9%); other forms account for the remainder (9%).
Can have an abrupt onset with a rapid course of disease.
Has a case fatality rate of 10% to 14%; 11% to 19% of survivors suffer serious sequalae including deafness, neurologic deficit, or limb loss.
Affects approximately 1 in 100,000 people annually in the United States.
In the United States, almost all cases are caused by Neisseria menigitidis bacteria serogroups B, C, and Y.
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You might be forgiven for overlooking Malta as the ideal place to start a business. It comes 26th in a Forbes list of best countries for business. Whilst there is certainly room for improvement, there are several incentives to doing business in Malta. It is one of the safest countries in the world in terms of crimes and natural disasters. It also enjoys great weather all year round, internet and travel connectivity and a welcoming economy. To help your business succeed, there are many highly skilled and motivated workers here. If these incentives are not enough for you, then allow me to present to you 6 awesome ones.
1. €25,000 grant to help get you off your feet.
The Business START (or B.Start in short) offers eligible businesses a one-time grant of up to €25,000 to start or develop their business idea. The application is fairly simple to fill in. The adjudicating board will go through your business plan and see if the business is viable. If it is, you will first be given a grant of €10,000, followed by multiple, smaller grants depending on the number of employed persons and target achievement. If you are planning to do business in Malta this grant gives you a great head start to ensure your success.
2. Valuable advice from professionals.
As all entrepreneurs know, starting out is hard. If this is your first business then you definitely don't know all that you should. Fortunately, there is a Business Advisory incentive which is aimed to fill your knowledge gap. Whether you need a marketing specialist, a tax professional or a growth strategist, Malta Enterprise will do its best to provide this person. A consultant of theirs will meet you on several occasions and will size up your business in order to come up with the best advice. This incentive is completely free and the time taken from application to your first meeting can be as short as a few weeks.
All business owners should be re-investing their profits into their business. This helps grow the business quicker, without the need of borrowing money. Just like in most countries, businesses in Malta need to pay corporation tax, at 35% of profits. Although this might seem high, there a numerous tax grants to encourage you to do business in Malta. Micro Invest, for example, is ideal if you own a small to medium-sized business. You can buy new machinery, invest in marketing and employ workers, whilst getting a discount in tax.
4. Create new products or services.
Research and development are probably the two most important words in business. If you do not invest in R&D then you risk losing market share to your competitors. This is why Malta Enterprise issued the Research and Development grant. Through this grant, you will receive funds to cover part of the costs of R&D. The application is long and detailed and you could risk doing it all for nothing. Malta Enterprise came up with a solution for that too. The R&D Feasibility Studies Application allows you to give a brief overview of your R&D project for consideration. If Malta Enterprise approve your overview then you can have some confidence that your full application will be accepted.
5. Growing business needs more space.
It is a well-known fact that you can never have too much space in a successful business. To encourage you to do business in Malta, Malta Enterprise offers two great support measures. If you have an eligible business you can apply for a government-owned industrial space or for a plot. This is great if you have big future plans. Alternatively, if you only need to rent, you can look at the Rent Subsidy scheme. These are both very useful in a country where finding suitable business space can be tricky.
6. You need to grow beyond our Island.
Of course you do! Malta's size is small and so is its market size. However, the country is surrounded by massive markets, some of these emerging. Exporting your products is not easy. It is expensive, time-consuming and risky. Here again, Malta Enterprise has stepped in and is offering the Strengthening Market Entry and Internationalisation assistance. You can get part financing for exhibiting in international fairs, get free consultations and a range of other useful measures. You can really grow your small business by entering foreign, bigger markets.
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Sunday: Alex's birthday party – yay!
From our freezer meal workshop, this recipe is a great way to take advantage of a special on pork tenderloin. Buy double quantity – make one pork recipe now, and pop this bad boy into your freezer for a delicious meal ready to go when you need it. Enjoy!
Really Fast Rice … Really!
You really can have quick flavored rice without eating those rice mixes with all those chemicals!
Heat the rice per directions – just 90 seconds! Combine with remaining ingredients, and you have a great rice side dish in two minutes. Make the rice a meal by adding the vegetable of your choice. The photo above shows chopped organic broccoli. It is also yummy with organic peas or organic corn. The options are only limited by your imagination!


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3-year-old in CPS' care overprescribed psychotropic drugs.
MyFox- Houston Texas
Here's 4-year-old Rachel Harrison before Child Protective Services took her away from her parents.
Once CPS takes over, you can see the drastic changes for yourself.
"And as a parent it's very hard to deal with because your baby's in trouble and you can't do anything to help," said Rachel's mother Christina Harrison.
Watch as the bubbly little girl starts looking more like some neglected waif while under CPS's care.
"She was never abused or neglected in any way except by CPS," said Debbie Flores, Rachel's grandmother.
In numerous court hearings CPS caseworkers would admit they had no reason to think Rachel's parents ever neglected or abused her.
The only reason CPS took custody was the young parent's recreational drug use.
Something they admitted to and lived to regret.
But ironically Rachel would be the one hooked on drugs while under CPS's watch including Risperdal, a drug used to treat Schizophrenia and Bi-Polar disorder and according to the FDA, should not be given to a child under 10.
"3-years-old, given psychotropic drugs, there's no reason for it none at all," said David Harrison, Rachel's father.
It was 2007 when CPS first entered the family's life.
The state agency took Rachel into protective custody soon after her birth because her mom tested positive for marijuana.
This 2007 home video shows a horrific case of diaper rash Rachel had while in foster care. The baby's awful condition is pointed out to 2 CPS caseworkers but neither decides to seek immediate medical attention.
Even after a judge ordered the foster mom to get Rachel to a doctor A.S.A.P., CPS failed to make sure that happened. Later CPS admitted to making big mistakes.
Fast forward to July 2010.
"I went to the hospital to get my appendix out and tested positive for cocaine," Rachel's mother said.
That was enough for CPS to take Rachel again and spend over a year trying to terminate David and Christina's parental rights.
CPS wouldn't allow the family to see Rachel for two months. What they say they saw was a drooling, lethargic emaciated looking little girl who wanted to play a very strange game.
"She was also writing prescriptions, Rachel which is not normal," her mother said. "They might play doctor but she was writing prescriptions on paper, here take your medicine."
The family spent months asking CPS if Rachel was on drugs.
"We kept asking but they kept denying," Christina Harrison said.
"You could just tell there was a physical change between when she was with us and the time they had her at that point." David Harrison said.
CPS's own policy dictates parents must be told within 24 hours about their child needing or receiving medical treatment.
But these parents didn't know for 6 months until it finally came out in a court hearing.
"You're completely powerless," Rachel's mother said.
You're powerless against these people, they hold all the cards and do whatever they want," said Rachel's father.
After the judge started questioning CPS about the little girl's declining condition, CPS gave up trying to terminate the couple's parental right's and gave them their daughter back.
According to court testimony Dr. Owen Osagie is the psychiatrist who prescribed psychotropic drugs to a then 3-year-old.
"He testified he had seen Rachel for approximately 15 minutes," Flores said.
According to the Texas Medical Board, Dr. Osagie prescribed Clonidine to Rachel in excess of the dosing guidelines, while simultaneously increasing her dose of Risperdal, then failed to properly monitor the little girl.
"There's paperwork saying she was screaming for mommy and daddy," Rachel's mother said.
"And the easiest way to handle her acting up was to medicate her," said Rachel's father.
Osagie ignored our attempts to contact him for a response.
According to an agreed order with the medical board Osagie must complete at least 24 hours of continuing medical education and pay a 5 thousand dollar administrative fee.
"I know a lot of other families and a lot of other parents who are going through the same thing," said Rachel's grandmother.
Late last year the United States Government Accountability Office reported these disturbing findings:
"Texas is one of 5 states where children in foster care were prescribed psychotropic drugs 2.7 to 4.5 times more often than children who were not in foster care, with children in Texas foster care being the most likely to receive psychotropic drugs."
CPS wouldn't discuss the Rachael Harrison case with us. According to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Osagie has treated 755 children in CPS foster care and continues to do so.

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Events from the year 1883 in the United Kingdom.

Incumbents
 Monarch – Victoria
 Prime Minister – William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal)
 Parliament – 22nd

Events
 1 January – Augustus Pitt Rivers takes office as Britain's first Inspector of Ancient Monuments.
 5 March – Gloucester City A.F.C. is formed.
 15 March – Fenian dynamite campaign: An explosion at the Local Government Board, Charles Street, Mayfair (Westminster) causes over £4,000 worth of damage and some minor injuries to people nearby. A second bomb at The Times newspaper offices in Queen Victoria Street, London does not explode.
 29 March – Edward Benson enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
 31 March – Blackburn Olympic beat Old Etonians F.C. 2–1 in the FA Cup Final at The Oval, the Etonians being the last amateur team to reach the final and Olympic being the first northern working-class team to do so.
 7 May – Royal College of Music opens in London with George Grove as first Director.
 11 May – William Morris registers his Strawberry Thief printed textile design.
 16 June – Victoria Hall disaster: A rush for treats results in 183 children being asphyxiated in a concert hall in Sunderland.
 3 July – SS Daphne sinks on launch in Glasgow, leaving 124 dead.
 1 August – GPO introduces the Parcels Post service.
 4 August – first electric railway opens, the Volk's Railway at Brighton.
 13 August – Coventry City F.C. are formed as "Singers F.C."
 25 August – Trial of Lunatics Act permits a criminal on trial to be found guilty but insane.
 29 August – Dunfermline Carnegie Library, the first Carnegie library is opened in Andrew Carnegie's hometown, Dunfermline.
 11 September – Major Evelyn Baring becomes Consul-General of Egypt under British rule.
 September – Bristol Rovers F.C. is founded as "Black Arabs F.C."
 October
 GPO officially replaces the title "letter carrier" by "postman".
 Dunstable Town F.C. formed.
 October–November – Primrose League established in support of the Conservative Party.
 4 October – the Boys' Brigade is founded in Glasgow. It is the first uniformed youth organisation in existence.
 24 October – Cardiff University opens under the name of University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire.
 30 October – two Clan na Gael dynamite bombs explode in the London Underground, injuring several people. Next day Home Secretary William Vernon Harcourt drafts 300 policemen to guard the Underground and introduces the Explosives Bill.
 3 November–5 November – Mahdist War: Anglo-Egyptian forces defeated at the Battle of El Obeid in Sudan.
 Undated – Home and Colonial Stores established as grocers, in London.

Publications
 G. A. Henty's novels Friends Though Divided: a tale of the Civil War, Jack Archer: a tale of the Crimea and Under Drake's Flag: a tale of the Spanish Main.
 William Robinson's gardening book The English Flower Garden.
 J. R. Seeley's study of the growth of the British Empire The Expansion of England.
 Robert Louis Stevenson's historical adventure novels Treasure Island (in book form) and The Black Arrow (in serial form).

Sport

Rugby football
 England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales take part in the inaugural Home Nations Championship.

Births
 1 January – Mary Forbes, actress (died 1974)
 3 January – Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1967)
 16 January – Oswald Short, aviation pioneer and aircraft builder, youngest of the Short Brothers (died 1969)
 17 January – Compton Mackenzie, novelist and Scottish nationalist (died 1972)
 20 January – Bertram Ramsay, admiral (died 1945)
 15 February – Sax Rohmer, author (died 1959)
 16 February – Elizabeth Craig, cookery writer (died 1980)
 25 February – Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, member of the royal family (died 1981)
 19 March – Walter Haworth, chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1950)
 28 March – William Henry Harris, organist, choral trainer and composer (died 1973)
 19 May – George Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley, Lord Great Chamberlain (died 1968)
 5 June – John Maynard Keynes, economist (died 1946)
 1 July – Arthur Borton, soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1933)
 23 July – Stuart Paton, screenwriter and film director (died 1944)
 29 July – Fred Pentland, footballer and coach (died 1962)
 23 August – Jesse Pennington, footballer (died 1970)
 8 November – Arnold Bax, composer (died 1953)
 25 November – Percy Marmont, actor (died 1977)

Deaths
 9 March – Arnold Toynbee, economic historian (born 1852)
 14 March – Karl Marx, political philosopher and economist (born 1818 in Germany)
 14 April – William Farr, epidemiologist (born 1807)
 18 April – Elizabeth Ferard, Anglican deaconess (born 1825)
 28 April – Jack Russell, dog breeder (born 1795)
 13 May – James Young, Scottish chemist (born 1811)
 20 May – William Chambers of Glenormiston, Scottish publisher and politician (born 1800)
 11 June – Caroline Leigh Gascoigne, poet and novelist (born 1813)
 14 June – Edward FitzGerald, poet (born 1809)
 23 June – Sir William Knollys, general (born 1797)
 23 July – Rose Massey, actress (died of consumption in the United States) (born c. 1845)
 24 July – Matthew Webb, first recorded person to swim the English Channel unaided (died in swim at Niagara Falls) (born 1848)
 26 July – Sir William Fenwick Williams, general (born 1800)
 6 October – William Beresford, politician (born 1797)
 14 October – Sir Arthur Elton, 7th Baronet, writer and Liberal politician (born 1818)
 20 October – George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall, Anglo-Irish landowner, courtier and politician (born 1797)
 19 November – Sir Charles William Siemens, electrical engineer (born 1823 in Germany)
 26 December – Thomas Holloway, pharmacist and philanthropist (born 1800)
 Margaret Agnes Bunn, actress (born 1799)

References

Years of the 19th century in the United Kingdom

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Rose Garden Angels, Inc., is a brand new not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission and purpose is to use horticultural therapy for mental, physical and spiritual healing to combat anxiety and to build social skills. We are growing roses primarily with veterans suffering from PTSD, but we also have a program working with at-risk youth at our local library. Our programs are designed to improve the functional independence in the program's participants by developing or enhancing stress management techniques, emotional balance and psychological well-being through working with nature. Participants build social support networks by participating in group settings and interacting with peers along with a sense of empowerment through supplemental income opportunities.
We raise funds for the non-profit through donations and grants, but primarily through our wholesale rose company entitled "The Old Garden Rose Co." The proceeds from the sale of these easy-care, hard-to-find roses go to support and help sustain our programs. The healing powers of the rose are well-known throughout history, and we have many years of experience growing all types of roses on their own roots — most importantly through organic methods.
enchanting about this species for multiple reasons: beauty and fragrance not to mention it's role as a symbol of love. Roses respond quickly to nurturing and let us know how they are feeling — giving us back many times the love we bestow upon them. We are able to establish a healing relationship with roses like no other plant. Taking a piece of a rose and making a clone of the mother plant by sticking it into a proper medium, keeping it moist, watching over it daily, until three to six weeks later baby rootlets appear is breathtaking. To see life continue with a new plant, which would have been passed down from the same plant originating in the 1800s is nothing short of a miracle. Then within a few short weeks to experience the first bloom on this new child of nature we have nurtured from the beginning reconnects us to Mother Nature.
The rose is giving off healing vibrations of the highest electrical frequency known in the plant kingdom (320MHz). This is a scientific fact. It is no wonder that the rose is synonymous with love. Thus we are able to raise our own vibration into a healing state from being with live rose plants. When we are able to take the rose home, plant it and watch it mature, bloom and grow, we then develop a real relationship with our rose which is the key to successful rose growing — just as the daily care and feeding of a child assures it's success in life. One must treat the rose as a dear friend or a child, giving daily attention to it's needs and understanding it's highs and lows. The one needing nurtured thus becomes the nurturer as well in a mutually beneficial relationship. The work of caring for a rose garden or roses in containers once the client is back home promotes continued ongoing therapy. Thus the activity of horticulture therapy — when used properly without stress and in a relaxing and loving environment — nurtures the humans as well as the plants.
he art of growing roses quickly becomes addictive in a good way as one cannot help but want to grow more and more as each time the new roots are formed and a new rose is potted — a wonderful sense of satisfaction comes over the participant. Then to watch this young rose grow and mature is a stepping stone to healing our hidden wounds.
The use of organic fertilizers ensures not only the safety of all concerned including the roses, but also makes the activity more enjoyable allowing one to experience the life-force of the roses. Roses come in all shapes, colors and sizes, and there are many varieties that do not have thorns. These are used when treating diabetic patients and others who cannot be around thorns due to blood issues.
Another exciting activity about our rose program is hybridizing (breeding). This involves such tasks as taking pollen, record keeping, harvesting seeds from the rose hips, refrigerating them and finally planting them. Any of the new seedlings that show promise may be grown and named after one's friend or loved one. Use of open-pollinated seeds also speeds along the process. This is a very exciting field and one that supports mental healing.
The third activity of the Rose Garden Angels involves taking care of roses in rose gardens, which we help install and maintain with the clients on the premises. This provides cuttings and hips (seeds) as well as training in the care of roses with an added bonus being physical therapy.
There are many reasons to conclude that gardening may be therapeutic — there is evidence for physical, cognitive and social benefits. However, there may be something in gardening associated with providing hope for those who may have little else to hope for. This might ultimately be the most beneficial aspect of gardening therapy. which is based upon a sense of personal competence, coping ability, psychological well-being, purpose and meaning in life as well as a sense of "the possible". There appears to be an intrinsic relationship between gardening and hope. The very action of planting a seed in the soil requires hope.
Tayden Haile was our first brave warrior to try his hand at growing roses. He was also the first to have 50 roses ready to sell. He lives with his wife and 5 wonderful children in Orange Park near Jacksonville.
Tayden served from 1998-2006 in the US Navy. He served 5 1/2 years aboard the USS Blue Ridge. He served one year in Bahrain, Fu Jah Ali, and Dubai, with his last tour in Mayport , Florida at SERMC. Tayden was a Boatswain mate second class petty officer surface warfare qualified.
Jeffrey Buchanan was active duty in the USAF four years. He was an air traffic controller & stationed in the Philippines almost two years then he was stationed in North Carolina. He got out of the military to finish school and was in the Army Reserve while working to complete graduate school. He stayed on in NC after graduating and taught English and workplace literacy.
Presently, Jeffrey lives in Bradford county and owns an adult family care home. He houses veterans with a variety of issues requiring supervised living.


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Straight Outta Compton made N.W.A. cool again, so here comes a knockoff biopic
Sam Barsanti
Straight Outta Compton is officially a big hit, to the point where it has now finally made N.W.A. into a commercially successful rap group that just happens to have broken up decades ago. That's at least according to Billboard's "Hot 100," which now features N.W.A.'s "Straight Outta Compton" in the prestigious 38th spot, just behind "Renegades" by X Ambassadors (a.k.a. that Jeep song). This is the first time N.W.A. has ever had a hit song in Billboard's Top 40, which would probably be a more exciting accomplishment for the group if one of its members weren't already "the richest man in hip-hop."
As another good indication of how successful Straight Outta Compton is, multiple studios are now trying to, essentially, make their own "unofficial" sequels and spinoffs. We've already reported that radio DJ Greg Mack—an early N.W.A. supporter—recently sold the adaptation rights to his autobiography to the Goddard Film Group, a studio that is, to put it one way, not very well known. Now, rapper Daz Dillinger has announced that he's making his own pseudo-sequel to Compton that will be titled Dogg Pound 4 Life. As you might expect, it'll focus on Daz's Dogg Pound rap group, and—like Compton—it'll feature appearances from a young Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. No one involved in Compton is attached in any official capacity, but Dre will apparently be played by his son, Curtis Young. Also, Suge Knight and Tupac Shakur will reportedly show up as well, making this sort of the Avengers of rap biopics.
[via Vulture, /Film]


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Rob busts the cons
Posted byKari Neumeyer April 27, 2008 Posted inmoney, travel
On the boat to Elephanta, a very helpful fellow warned us not to ask anyone on the island to show us a cave, because they'll charge us 2,000 rs. Then he sold us a guidebook for 260 rs. He told us it was the guidebook recommended by Lonely Planet.
I swear to Shiva, I need to sharpen my scam-dar.
Because if I'd opened my Lonely Planet Best of Mumbai book, I would have seen that it said the guidebooks cost 50 rs on the island, but con artists sell them for 250 at the dock.
Guess there's been a 10-rupee inflation since publication. Rob went up to the guy, who was still on the boat targeting another white guy, and told the con artist that he would be buying back the guidebook. He said no, but then Rob said that he was going to tell the other white guy not to buy from him, so the con artist gave him back 200 rupees. It was a 60-rupee lesson.
Earlier, Rob bought a pirated DVD of Rambo on the street. He'd had a 75% success rate with Thailand's street DVDs and was optimistic. We borrowed (rented) a DVD player from our hotel, and whaddya know, Rambo was shot hand-held in a theater, half the screen was blocked and the other half was out of focus. You could see heads of people in the theater.
We went back to the street stand and Rob told them he wanted his money back. They guy said no, and insisted that this other DVD, which he had said the day before was not as good as the one Rob originally bought, would be better. He even went down the street and pretended to test it in an electronics store.
So we took the second DVD to the same store where the manager looked at us like we were criminals for wanting to test a pirated DVD on his machine. The second DVD was worse.
Rob told the DVD pirate that he had four options.
1) Rob would stand there the rest of the day and tell people not to buy his DVDs.
2) Rob would sic the tourist police on him (we decided this was a good form of intimidation after seeing some bongo salesmen at the Gateway to India run away when the Tourist Police car approached).
3) Rob would upturn the table of DVDs, spilling them on the street.***
4) The DVD pirate would give Rob his money back.
The pirate reluctantly reached into his pockets and pulled out 100 Rs. Rob said, "I think I paid more than that." The guy pulled out another 50. Sad to say, we couldn't remember how much he paid. Pirates don't write out receipts.
***Addendum: For those who don't know Rob, he says these things in a perfectly calm, cheerful voice with a smile on his face. I think the only time I've heard him with anger in his voice (like, ever) was when he told a little boy near the Gateway to India to turn around and walk away when the kid wouldn't leave us alone as we tried to hail a cab. We didn't know why he was trying to assist us in this task, and didn't want him to know where we were staying.
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511 Transit option gaining popularity
ITD's Division of Transportation Performance is involved in a number of mulitmodal activities throughout the state, including a visible presence on ITD's 511 Traveler Services system.
As Idaho businesses begin to recover from recession-era levels and growth expands, it is important to have effective communication tools for Idaho citizens to be aware of transportation options available to them.
By calling 511 or visiting the website (511.idaho.gov), Idaho travelers have access to highway and public transportation information.
511 Transit offers local public transportation route information, schedules, and notices of cancellations and disruptions in service.
The 511 Transit site shows steady increase in unique site visits since it was introduced as a 511 enhancement two years ago.The public transit option made its debut on the Traveler Services system in September 2011 and generated 523 website visits the first month. Internet use of the transit site generally follows a track similar to that of the 511 system, with peaks in the winter months and lows in the summer when weather and travel conditions are optimal in Idaho.
Website visits peaked in January this year at 2,761, eclipsing the previous high of 2,149 a month earlier. The highest usage before this winter, according to Transportation Performance, came in January 2012 when there were 1,922 visits.
The Division of Transportation Performance encourages public transportation users in Idaho to visit 511.idaho.gov for trip planning and transit options. Information also is available by dialing 511 from any phone in Idaho (cell phone charges may be assessed by your service provider) or toll-free from neighboring states at (888) 432-7623.
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Contingent of Ukrainian diplomats visit Sykesville, learn how to bolster communities at home
By Alex Mann
| Sykesville
A group of 18 mayors and local economic development specialists from Ukraine visited Sykesville Thursday, Sept. 20 to learn about local government, nonprofits and their relationship in creating a lively business culture.
What do a group of Ukrainian diplomats have in common with the town of Sykesville?
Not much, yet. But that's why they visited the small town in southern Carroll County on Thursday with eyes wide open, ears ready to listen and minds ready to learn.
"We're on a project called DOBRE, it's funded by USAID, and we're bringing 18 Ukrainian mayors and local economic development experts here to the U.S. to learn models of local government and economic development," said Scott Annis, program director with International City/County Management Association.
"Right now in Ukraine they're consolidating a lot of smaller communities into kind of county-level governments," Annis told the Times, "and they're looking at how they can implement a lot of economic development strategies that they currently don't have there."
First it was a local government briefing in Sykesville's Town House with Town Manager Aretha Adams.
"The participants [were] eager to learn how local economic development is set here, how [nonprofits] help to stimulate growth of existing business, development of entrepreneurship," said Vitaliy Yurkiv, an economic development specialist from Kyiv, Ukraine. "We were excited to walk around and see businesses and learn from them how the town helps them to develop."
And then a tour of downtown was led by Julie Della-Maria, executive director of the Downtown Sykesville Connection. The France native proudly cued country music on the town's brand-new wireless, outdoor sound system on Main Street, which she could control from her smartphone.
Della-Maria hoped to share some of the reasons she fell in love with Sykesville years ago, she told the Times. "There's a little bit of Europe for me" in the town, she said.
With the help of two interpreters, Della-Maria guided the tour. First it was the gazebo by Town House and then a quick walk down the street to Patapsco Distilling, where owner Scott Jendrek gave the eager group of visitors a tutorial on making fine liquor — and poured them a few samples.
"We make vodka, bourbon, gin ... and we do it all right here. It comes in the building all grain, we have a mill in the back, then they mash and distill it," Jendrek told the group. "Which would you rather try vodka or bourbon?"
"Bourbon," the group of Ukrainians enthusiastically responded, almost unanimously. So Jendrek lined clear plastic tasting cups along the bar and poured away.
"To your business," said interpreter Anna Richardson, as the foreign government officials clinked their bourbon samples. In Ukraine it's customary to toast before you drink, she explained.
The distillery was a hit, but so were the other businesses the group visited, like Revive & Company, a home interiors boutique.
"There's a very authentic spirit of this city, the Main Street and small unique businesses and the distillery," Svitlana Spazheva, mayor of the Pokrovska community in Ukraine, said via Richardson. "We enjoyed very much our visit to the local distillery."
The Ukrainian guests took to heart some principles of American-style democracy.
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"What we have felt here is what they say, the pyramid of power, it comes from below," Spazheva said. "First the people, they are the foundation, and then the government and then the incentives and taxes. But first is the interest of the people."
After a quick Main Street walking tour, which included a stop for cowboy hat selfies at western shop Cowboys & Angels, the group returned to Town House for a farmers market informational session.
Sykesville outdoor speakers go live on Main Street
By Jennifer Turiano
"Do you have any sanitary requirements for the parking lot where the farmers market is?" a visitor asked Beth Currence, the farmers market director. "What happens between October and April?" another asked.
"Well, we have a bathroom with running water," Currence answered. And during those months, it's winter here, so local produce isn't available, she explained.
The group of local Ukrainian leaders were quick to recognize concepts they could apply at home in building their communities.
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Nonprofits are important, Spazheva, Nataliia Kliuchyk and Vasyl Telep said through Richardson, a Burtonsville native. The nonprofit community hasn't developed yet in Ukraine, Richardson relayed, and they do not provide services like in the U.S.
"The farmers market is one of the more interesting topics for our participants," Yurkiv said. "They are planning to establish farmers markets or improve their existing farmers market. They're also thinking about the concept of placemaking ... junior market and music sections at the regular farmers market [which Sykseville's includes] represents placemaking."
It was clear the Ukrainian visitors tried to absorb as much as possible during their Sykesville experience — they only got to be there one day before they head to Havre de Grace next on their tour.
"Goodbye," the visitors said, walking to Baldwin Station for lunch.


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Associate Professor, Rural Health Latrobe Valley and West Gippsland
Emailcathy.haigh@monash.edu
Testing: The testing effect in a PDL curriculum
Birks, D., Fankhauser, J., Haigh, B., Rajasingham, K. & Haigh, C., 2016, p. 344-345. 2 p.
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A comprehensive evaluation of a workplacebased assessment task
Haigh, C. & Birks, D., 2014, p. 168-168. 1 p.
Effects of Structuring Clinical Handover to Support Learning in Medical Students and Junior Doctors
Haigh, C., Haigh, B., Birks, D. & Wright, A., 2014, p. 318-318. 1 p.
The educational impact of clinical observed assessment tasks: is the mcr a good tool?
Haigh, C. & Birks, D. M., 2013, p. 237 - 237. 1 p.
Experiential learning within a simulated disaster situation: reflections of students and supervisors in primary health care settings
Haigh, W. M., Brougham, P., Kunze, M., Tam, J. C. M. & Haigh, C., 2012, p. 185 - 185. 1 p.
Final year medical students' perceptions of feedback to support learning: a qualitative study
Bullock, S. P., Gray, K., Hart, W. G., Haigh, C., Perryman, L. & Nestel, D. F., 2012, p. 57 - 57. 1 p.
Learning in the clinical workplace: a qualitative analysis of the reflections of final year medical students
Haigh, C., Bullock, S. P., Hart, W. G., Gray, K., Perryman, L. & Nestel, D. F., 2012, p. 50 - 50. 1 p.
Rising to the intern challenge
Hart, W. G., Bullock, S. P., Gray, K., Haigh, C., Perryman, L. & Nestel, D. F., 2012, p. 110 - 110. 1 p.
The challenges of recording clinical learning opportunities in public acute settings: working with stakeholders to improve the process
Haigh, C., Graves, D. L. (ed.), Haigh, W. M. & Maclean, D. D. (ed.), 2012, p. 266 - 266. 1 p.
Exploring the learning trajectory in general clinical placements: From observation to autonomous practice
Haigh, C., Pedler, D., Haines, M., Lees, S. & Haigh, W., 2011, p. 16 - 17. 2 p.
Supporting allied health professionals working in primary health to implement and sustain self management support skills in everyday clinical practice
Hibbins, M., Gunn, J. (ed.), Khalil, H. & Haigh, C., 2011, p. 27 - 27. 1 p.
Issues in assessing students in the clinical workforce: an exploratory study
Haigh, C., Birks, D., Pedler, D. & Birks, R., 2010, p. 98 - 98. 1 p.
Comparison of the traditional problem-based learning format and larger, directed, independent study groups
Pedler, D., Birks, D., Phillips, H., Wearne, E. & Haigh, C., 2009, p. 132 - 132. 1 p.
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Mike Gibson is arguably the finest Irish player of all time. Accomplished in the 10 or 12 jerseys, Gibson's ability to mesh a backline together was years ahead of its time. He made his Irish debut in 1964, and amassed 69 international caps, a mark that held until lock Malcolm O'Kelly surpassed it 26 years after Gibson's retirement.
Gibson was born and educated in Belfast, and represented Campbell College before moving to study at Cambridge University, where he donned the famous blue. Gibson's versatility led to questions over his best position, but in truth his sublime handling skills, pinpoint kicking game and tactical brilliance made him a prime candidate for greatness in the centre and at outside half.
Gibson made five British Lions tours between 1966 and 1977, a number only equalled by fellow Irish great Willie John McBride. During the 1968 tour of South Africa, Gibson became the first ever replacement in rugby history when he replaced the injured Barry John during the Pretoria test match.
On the 1971 Lions tour of New Zealand, Gibson lined up alongside Barry John and John Dawes in one of the most potent midfields ever assembled. With the imagination of John complemented perfectly by Gibson's propensity to open up space with his spectacular line-breaking ability, the Lions took home their first and only tour win on New Zealand soil.
Gibson's final game in the green jersey came in the second test of Ireland's tour of Australia in 1979. Ireland won the game and the series, and the 36 year old Gibson hung up his boots.
His achievements are all the more remarkable due to the amount of time that he was able to perform at the highest level. His international career spanned 16 years, and took in competition at every level of the sport.
His midfield partnerships on Lions tours would not look out of place in an all time XV, and it was often his ability to gel the different styles of play into a coherent backs division that brought them such great success.
Following his retirement from the game, Gibson set up shop as a solicitor in his hometown of Belfast. He has been awarded an MBE for his services to the game and was one of the first 15 inductees into the inaugural International Rugby Hall of Fame. In 2011, he was also made a member of the International Rugby Board Hall of Fame.
Gibson's career is something that Irish rugby can rightly savour, his rakish play paving the way for modern day greats such as Brian O'Driscoll and David Humphreys.
While not a bulky, crash ball operator as with many new centres, Gibson was a modern player in all senses of the word. His understanding of angles and his uncanny ability to release the ball into space could unpick even the toughest of defences, and he surely would have enjoyed the challenged of modern day rush defence.


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The "Great Bull" Isn't Dead… but What Comes Next May Surprise You
This expert insight from Keith Fitz-Gerald originally ran in Total Wealth on September 25, 2018
I spooled up my trading desk the morning of Sept. 19 and learned from the headlines screaming across my monitors that the "Great Bull" market is "dead," according to Michael Hartnett.
You may know the name, you may not.
Hartnett is Chief Investment Strategist for Bank of America Merrill Lynch and a brilliant thinker.
Still, we've heard this before…
In fact, we've heard about the end of the bull market for over a decade from all sorts of folks like author Robert Kiyosaki, who claimed – in 2002 – that a 2016 bull market crash would be the "worst market crash in history"… two years ago.
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Researcher Harry Dent, who has famously been predicting a crash of epic proportions for years, doubled down in late 2017 with a prediction that the "biggest crash ever" is (probably) coming by 2020. This after predicting that the Dow would crash to 3,000 in 2013.
Former Reagan budget czar David Stockman has consistently warned of a "doozy" of a market crash because of a failure to rein in spending, tax cuts, or any number of other things. "Whistling past a graveyard" is what I think he said, even as he's repeatedly called for a 50% market plunge.
Even "Bond King" Bill Gross of Janus Henderson has been "wrong and wrong badly." And, mind you, that was according to his boss, Janus CEO Richard Weil, in remarks to CNBC this past August.
All of them have been dead wrong.
Is Hartnett?
He and I are almost completely aligned when it comes to what's next… an era of lower returns, higher rates, and too much debt. Investors will have no choice but to brace for wildly different market conditions ahead, something you and I have discussed many times.
You know why just as well as I do.
The president continues to hammer China with trade tariffs and, in doing so, is taking a page straight out of his best-selling 1987 book, "The Art of the Deal." Only China may not blink like the politicos think.
The Fed is "tightening" rates up by focusing on cyclical inflation, even as they ignore structural deflation. I think what they're really doing is very simple… trying to raise rates fast enough and high enough that they get ahead of the next crisis and have room to lower them again.
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Earnings are slowing, and that means a polarization of companies into groups that will "make it" and those that "won't." Bank stocks, for example, are already laggards, but they could break down completely if the relationship between their operations and higher rates/margins shatters.
The implication – at least according to the headlines and the perma-bears who seem determined to be "right" – is that you'd better run for the hills and save what you have left while you still can.
I can't think of a more expensive mistake.
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#48 The Best of 2018
https://www.artagencypartners.com/podcast-player/15201/podcast-highlights-from-2018.mp3
BY Charlotte Burns
executive editor of In Other Words
What were the hot topics of 2018? Host Charlotte Burns looks back on the year in this special episode, breaking down key moments in conversation with Julia Halperin (executive editor of artnet News).
The broadening of the canon across markets and museums—from African American artists to outliers, from women artists to conspiracists—was a major topic for In Other Words guests last year.
Another key area of focus was the future of the museum, with topics from deaccessioning to digital swarming discussed by institutional leaders in their appearances on the show, including Glenn Lowry (director, MoMA), Richard Armstrong (director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation), Jessica Morgan (director, Dia Art Foundation), Michael Govan (CEO and Wallis Annenberg director, LACMA), Doryun Chong (deputy director and chief curator, M+ ), Budi Tek (founder, Yuz Museum and Foundation) and Lisa Phillips (director, New Museum of Contemporary Art).
And the most popular topic of 2018? Art criticism. Roberta Smith (co-chief art critic of the New York Times) and Jerry Saltz (New York magazine's senior art critic) talked about their writing and audiences, as well as the best art being made today.
Tune in to toast the year.
Click here for the full transcript
Charlotte Burns: Hello and welcome to In Other Words, where we cover everything you ever wanted to know about the art world but didn't know who to ask.
I'm your host, Charlotte Burns, and on today's show we have a chance to look back at some of the hot topics that came up in our podcast throughout the year. I've brought along my colleague, Julia Halperin, who is the executive editor of artnet News, to break it down with me.
Glenn Lowry: "I have very strong opinions about de-accessioning, and I don't pretend for a moment to be aligned with many of my colleagues."
Lynne Cooke: "It called into question what can be conceptualized by somebody without formal training."
Richard Armstrong: "The threat of violence was real, and you can't allow your coworkers to be subject to that kind of threat…"
Jerry Saltz: "I Google my name once a day and see all the terrible things people write about me."
Before we get into the show, here's a quick reminder to check out our In Other Words newsletter, at artagencypartners.com.
And now, on to today's episode.
Julia, thank you for joining me.
Julia Halperin
executive editor, artnet News
Julia Halperin is executive editor of artnet News, where she oversees editorial operations for the world's most widely read art news site and manages a staff of editors and writers in London, Berlin, and New York. Previously, she served as museums editor of The Art Newspaper, where she oversaw international coverage of museums and other major art institutions, and as news editor of Art + Auction magazine. Her writing has appeared in WIRED magazine, the New York Observer, and New York magazine. Halperin holds a BA in art history and English literature from Columbia University.
Charlotte Burns is the editor of In Other Words, our weekly newsletters and podcasts. She was previously the US news and market editor for The Art Newspaper, as well as a regular correspondent for publications such as the Guardian and Monocle. Previously, she worked with the London dealer Anthony d'Offay on special projects. For several years, she was a consultant at the cultural communications agency, Bolton & Quinn. She also worked at Hauser & Wirth in London.
Burns received a Masters degree (with Merit) from the Courtauld Institute in Art and Cultural Politics in Germany, 1890-1945, as well as a first-class B.A. honors degree in English and History of Art from Birmingham University. She moved to New York in 2010.
Need a recap? Here's what we mentioned:
Tracing the Representation of African American Artists, Ep. 39
Art World Outliers with Lynne Cooke, Ep. 30
Auction Talk with Nick, Allan and Charlotte, Ep. 32
Art and Conspiracy, Ep. 43
The future of the museum – Hong Kong panel discussion, Ep. 29
Guggenheim Director Richard Armstrong on looking and listening, art and politics, Ep. 41
Authority and Anxiety with MoMA director Glenn Lowry, Ep. 22
Emerging art with Whitney Biennial curator Christopher Y. Lew, Ep. 21
Art Pilgrimages with Dia's Jessica Morgan
The Art of Criticism with Jerry Saltz, Ep. 26
Talking shop with Roberta Smith, Ep. 36
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I want to be able to use the convenient results[index]["name"] syntax.  how do I achieve that?

A: There are two fundamental problems that are preventing you from doing this.
First, a std::multimap doesn't even have an overloaded [] operator. A std::multimap, by definition, can have multiple values for the same key. Therefore, if your multimap has two values for a "name", then which ["name"] do you want? You don't know. Neither does your multimap. Only a map has an overloaded [] operator.
Second, when all is said and done you wind up with a std::variant for a value, and there does not seem to be suitable << overload for a variant and a std::ostream. Fortunately, looks like it's easy to solve this problem, in this case. The main problem is that you cannot use a multimap:
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <variant>
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#include <map>
#include <cstdint>
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using namespace std;

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    cout << "row1 name: " << results[0]["name"] << ", age: " << results[0]["age"] << endl;
}

Note that one of the possible variant values is a vector of uint8_t, which does not have a suitable << overload either. You'll need to figure out what to do, in that case, for now I just left that as a stub.

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