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- People with manic depression are being urged to demand better medical care: "The Manic Depression Fellowship says many doctors fail to provide patients with enough information or choice over which drugs they take. It says this can cause people to stop taking their medication, increasing their risk of committing suicide. The charity has now published a document outlining the different treatments available so they can demand a better standard of care. Manic depression or bipolar disorder affects around two in every 100 people in the UK. |
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- The protests that were losing steam at the end of last week, are back in full swing. Thousands are marching... |
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Prison Sex (Oct 06 2003 17:59 GMT) - I've always had a less stringently minimalist reading of the Constitution than weblogger extraordinaire Radley Balko, and we've argued about it in the past, but I think he really goes off the rails in a recent TechCentralStation piece on federal legislation aimed at curbing prison rapes. The argument for federal involvement is that the constitutional prohibition on "cruel and unusual punishment" (and perhaps also the "equal protection" requirement, to the extent that the discretion of prison officials or the character of the particular prison determines who shall be protected from his fellow inmates) as incorporated by the 14th Amendment empowers the feds to protect the civil rights of citizens against state incursion. Radley's counter runs as follows: [T]he Eighth Amendment protects us from state-imposed cruel and unusual punishment. I'm relatively certain that no state explicitly sentences convicted felons to prison rape. |
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- Well, so, I got up at 5am this morning, and met my trainer at the gym at 6am. Today was... |
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- Well, so, I got up at 5am this morning, and met my trainer at the gym at 6am. Today was... |
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- OK, since Barney got screwed by the latest PayPal scam, I figured I'd post this one not only to make sure that he's aware of it, but you are, too. I just got this sent to me via e-mail in what looked like an official FBI e-mail (I wouldn't know what an official e-mail looks like, as I've never gotten one). But it was from "government@fbi.gov":Dear inhabitant USA. |
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- The United States hoped Bashar Assad would show more flexibility on the Middle East conflict than his father had. Yet despite some behind-the-scenes Syrian help in the war on terror, America's list of grievances remains long against Assad, who became his country's leader three years ago. |
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- I haven't been around that much lately.. well atleast to see most of my friends. Thats mainly cause I divide my time between work, tai chi, school and sleep. If there's space in there somewhere I have to eat and... |
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- The New York Times reports that a win for Schwarzenegger in California might turn into a loss for the White... |
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Memesday (Oct 06 2003 17:57 GMT) - Here, Daisy. Maybe I'll put it up there, maybe I will be struck by lightening, clean it up and... |
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- Repression against anti-EU summit protestors in Rome |
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- President says ally 'has got a right to defend herself'; But he cautions Sharon against further escalating tensions in Mideast; Airstrike inside Syria follows Palestinian suicide attack |
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- Lauterbur, Mansfield honored for work that led to MRI procedures |
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- Dave Barry is at it again, giving out the phone number to the ATA (American Telemarketing Association) and leaving it up to his readers to decide what to do with that number. Argument in favor of calling telemarketers: As one [Dave Barry] e-mailer put it: ``I think we should call... |
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reflection (Oct 06 2003 17:56 GMT) - I really love the way the neighbors upstairs window reflects the setting sun at dusk - it is such... |
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- First Britney was kissing Madonna, now the members of Atomic Kitten are grabbing each other's racks. And it's all good. From a recent webchat at the world's greatest newspaper, The Sun: Tash - I had the boob job because I personally felt like I wanted it and it makes me feel a lot better. Liz - And they're lovely. |
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uplink (Oct 06 2003 17:55 GMT) - if you're looking for another geeky addicting computergame, check out uplink. what a great game! and it comes in windows and linux variations. out of the box! |
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- There is a controversy in the latest efforts to end a teachers strike in West Chester. Tempers are apparently flaring at the lack of negotiations and offers to talk. |
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- There's a single car accident near the intersection of Robbinsville-Edinburg Rd. and Meadowbrook Rd. in West Windsor Twp., NJ. (Mercer). |
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- A police chase came to a dramatic conclusion today in Delaware County. |
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- The Burlington County teenager wanted in last Friday's shooting death of a 16-year-old girl, has turned himself into police. |
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- New Jersey will have to pay nearly $80-million more in aid to 17 of the state's neediest school districts. |
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- It's mating season for deer, and that means drivers need to watch out on the roads. |
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- A police chase ended overnight when the suspects crashed into three other vehicles in North Philadelphia. |
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- Arnold Schwarzenegger entered the last full day of campaigning for the governorship as a poll showed his support slipping and more women surfaced to accuse the actor of groping them. |
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- Workers are in the final stages of PennDOT's 5-year, $280-million Route 202 project. |
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- The Brattle Theater is close to announcing the full schedule for the first Boston Fantastic Film Festival, but they've already announced some very cool screenings, including...An advance preview screening of Ridley Scott's ALIEN: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT. A sc |
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- I went over to the Kimmel Center at NYU for lunch, and I couldn't help but notice the beautiful view from the 10th floor. There's something about the sky in October- these high clouds and the harsh light- that made the view especially memorable.... |
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- Here's the most diverse five links I could find in my link buffer: A whole bunch of stupid pictures. Some common Internet fodder, some unusual, some naughty, some gross. Some are unsafe for work, but the thumbnails are so small... |
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- Well it seems that the Code Monkey's have been busy again. ;) Another Code Monkey has posted a Firebird optimization guide. It contains a couple of nice tips for making rendering even faster, and general enhancements. |
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Swoosh (Oct 06 2003 17:54 GMT) - At the moment half of Vienna is wondering whether it's true that shoe manufacturer Nike wants to install a giant swoosh on Vienna's Karlsplatz or if the whole thing is just an elaborate hoax. Nike says they have no such plans and blames a group of Austrian online artists, who in turn say they have nothing to do with it either. The domain is registered to a guy who lives in Barcelona. Well, I guess we'll see if the swoosh materialises on January 1st or not. |
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- Going on my third day in bed now, after knee surgery. Raven has been sooooooooooo incredibly sweet and loving and patient with me. She has doted on me and loved on me and pampered me to no end. The poor folks watching our SlaveCam have probably been bored to tears watching me sit in bed with my laptop, or confused as hell when they see Raven walk in and serve me food, snuggle with me, or give me a quick teasing blowjob.It's hell to be the sick one. |
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katalina : (Oct 06 2003 17:54 GMT) - Cher journal, Ce matin, je suis arrivée une heure en retard à l école, ce qui fait que j ai raté le cours d espagnol. Après, s en ait suivi le cours de néerlandais, où m attendait une interro orale sur les temps primitifs. J étais bien évidemment morte de trouille et j ai pour finir j ai complètement foirer. Résultat ? 4/10. |
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- Die Lorelei, Heinrich Heine Ich weiß nicht, was soll es bedeuten, daß ich so traurig bin, ein Märchen aus uralten Zeiten, das kommt mir nicht aus dem Sinn. Die Luft ist kühl und es dunkelt, und ruhig fließt der Rhein, der Gipfel des Berges funkelt im Abendsonnenschein. Die schönste Jungfrau sitzet dort oben wunderbar, ihr goldnes Geschmeide blitzet, sie kämmt ihr goldenes Haar. Sie kämmt es mit goldenem Kamme und singt ein Lied dabei; das hat eine wundersame, gewalt'ge Melodei. |
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- Pourquoi j'ai envie de mourir, je pense que vous vous voulez le savoir : Vous savez ce que c'est de ne pas bien dormir, se reveiller 2, 3 même 5 fois et tt le temps en faisant le même cauchemard, le cauchemard que cette fois S réussisse à me violer. Non vous savez pas. Vous savez ce que c'est de s'en prendre dans la gueule tt le temps. Vous savez ce c'est d'avoir un dégout pour la bouffe, je ne supporte pas la bouffe, elle me donne envie de vomir. |
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Pläähpornoa (Oct 06 2003 17:53 GMT) - Alan olla kertakaikkisen kyllästynyt siihen, että suosituimpien juttujen kärjessä roikkuu meillä viikosta ja kuukaudesta toiseen "Ilmaisia pornokuvia". Se asettaa kirjoittamisen aivan omaan perspektiiviinsä: jokseenkin sama, mitä sanaisesta aarrearkustaan kulloinkin kaivaa esiin, kyllä "kansa tietää" mitä netistä etsii. Luulenpa, että Pinseristä pian lähtee tuo klähmäkäpälien oma suosikkijuttu. Sentään olemme kilttejä, emmekä Benropen tavoin laita sivulle, kuka on käynyt etsimässä lap**po**oa tai muuta inhaa. |
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