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Happy Birthday pooter !!!

SOS — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:27:42 GMT

Happy Birthday
pooter !!!
:hb::yesyesyes::piss2:torte::piss

Any other Ytmnd.com Fans?

Nonsense — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:27:39 GMT

www.ytmnd.com
First post? what to do? talk about your other favorite sites, I guess.

http://abuhassanrap.ytmnd.com/

I love digging around the site and finding some loops, songs, or just plain retarded stuff. Does anyone else frequent here? if so, whats yer favorites?

Happy Birthday krap !!!

SOS — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:25:13 GMT

Happy Birthday
krap !!!
:torte::party2::pinguin::tophat::puke:

Midichlorian Rhapsody

BIV — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:25:31 GMT

Just like it sounds. Some very funny parts.

New Israeli treatment kills HIV cells

oandapartycock — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:17:59 GMT

Happy Jew Year. :action-sm

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New Israeli treatment kills HIV cells

By ISRAEL21c Staff
September 08, 2010

A new treatment that destroys HIV-infected human cells without damaging healthy ones has been developed by a team of Israeli researchers.

Researchers at Hebrew University of Jerusalem may have made a major step forward in the race against AIDS.

The therapy, developed by scientists from the university's Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences and the Institute of Chemistry, destroys cells infected with HIV without damaging adjacent healthy cells. It is described in an article published last month in the scientific journal AIDS Research and Therapy.

To date, no therapy has succeeded in completely destroying HIV-infected cells. Current treatments only delay the development of the disease and make it more manageable. If treatment is halted, however, or the virus develops immunity to the cocktail of drugs now used, it can begin infecting new cells.

The new treatment fights HIV by causing infected cells to self-destruct. When the AIDS virus infects a cell, its DNA penetrates the cell, which then manufactures new HIV viruses that infect neighboring cells.

Triggering the cell to self-destruct

Dr. Abraham Loyter of HUJ explains that with the treatment peptides, or segments of short proteins that the scientists developed, interfere with the HIV virus's replication of its genetic material, by transmitting a massive number of replications of the genetic material into the infected cell, triggering its self-destruction.

"The usual medications kill the virus that has entered the body during infection, and the [peptide] treatment allows cells infected with the genetic load of the virus to be killed," Loyter said in an article in Israel's Ha'aretz newspaper.

The study by Loyter, Prof. Assaf Friedler, Dr. Aviad Levin, and Dr. Zvi Hayouka, examined the effectiveness of the new treatment on the HIV-1 virus, which is the predominant cause of AIDS in developing nations.

When the treatment, which was patented earlier this year, was applied to human cell cultures, the infected human cells disappeared in two weeks, and did not reappear up to two weeks later.

Animal and clinical trials ahead

Yissum, the HU technology transfer body, is seeking a commercial partner to continue developing the treatment through animal and clinical trials.

An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are carriers of HIV, while in the US alone, it is estimated that more than one million people are living with HIV, while another half a million have died of AIDS. In Israel, in 2008, 390 new cases were reported, the highest figure in a decade.

The current breakthrough joins other new therapies being developed to fight AIDS, such as a US-funded study in Thailand of an AIDS vaccination, and a vaginal gel developed in South Africa that prevents replication of the virus and reduces the risk of infection by 54 percent.

http://israel21c.org/201009058318/he...ills-hiv-cells

who else is digging the Alt country on the show..

Earth2murf — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:48:39 GMT

im a huge fan of this music,and im from the 'burbs of NYC...I would love Ronnie to interview Steve Earl..And that new intern played a lil'bit of the Drive By Truckers too..The New Intern is gold.keep him,Dave who?...

my nephews latest fight

Capt.Caveman — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:03:59 GMT

heres his latest fight for those of you keepin track

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uppH4ZFyaKU[/media]

Little kid speed bumps

mascan42 — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:01:13 GMT

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/di...sion-children/

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Speed Bumps of the Future: Creepy Optical Illusion Children

Today, West Vancouver officials will roll out a new way to keep drivers alert and slow them down: a little girl speed bump. A trompe-l��il, the apparently 3D girl located near the �cole Pauline Johnson Elementary School is actually a 2D pavement painting, similar to the one shown here.

In what sounds like a terrifying experience, the girl�s elongated form appears to rise from the ground as cars approach, reaching 3D realism at around 100 feet, and then returning to 2D distortion once cars pass that ideal viewing distance. Its designers created the image to give drivers who travel at the street�s recommended 18 miles per hour (30 km per hour) enough time to stop before hitting Pavement Patty�acknowledging the spectacle before they continue to safely roll over her.

The illusion is part of a $15,000 safety program that will run this week, led by the BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation and the public awareness group Preventable.ca. As drivers approach, the police will monitor the fake girl�s effects. Despite fears that drivers may stop suddenly or swerve into actual 3D children, David Duane of the BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation told CTV news that the bump was meant to bring attention to driver-caused pedestrian injuries, and that the fake girl should not cause accidents:

�It�s a static image. If a driver can�t respond to this appropriately, that person shouldn�t be driving�.�

In 2008, Philadelphia used similar, virtual speed bumps�more common in Europe�in its �Drive CarePhilly� campaign. Philadelphia, however, chose a less anthropomorphic route�opting for three spikes.

Manual on How to Molest Children Is Legal, Cops Say

oandapartycock — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:10:00 GMT

Sooo...Anybody get this in their inbox yet? :icon_eek:

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Manual on How to Molest Children Is Legal, Cops Say

Florida Police Still Want to Know Who Is Responsible fof 170-page Book

96 comments
By DEAN SCHABNER
Sept. 5, 2010

A 170-page manual explaining step by step how to molest children which police in Orange County, Fla., believe has been circulating there for months, is not illegal. Investigators have stated that they still want to know where it came from.

Orlando police search for author of 170-page manual.

"I've never seen anything like it. It was pretty amazing when I first saw it just because how detailed it was," Orange County Sheriff's Office Det. Philip Graves told ABC News Orlando, Fla., affiliate WFTV.

The manual, which was apparently written by someone who calls himself "the mule," is a how-to of child molestation, even explaining where and how to find potential victims, the station reported.

"I was more amazed that someone would be as bold as to create an actual 170-page document that would detail how to do it," he said.

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Among the many disturbing topics covered in the book is how to convince a victimized child not to tell his or her parents.

"People who are engaged in the exploitation of children are talking about these things, and how to avoid law enforcement," Seminole County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Dan Purcell told TV station WESH-TV in Orlando.

Deputies with the sheriff's sexual offender surveillance squad have been aware of the manual for the past six months, Graves told WFTV.

The sheriff's office received it through an e-mail listserve, he said.

"We personally haven't worked a case on it, but it has been located within our region," Graves said.

Graves told WFTV that it is not a crime in Orange County to send the manual by e-mail or to possess it, but local and federal investigators are trying to track down where the manual initially came from.

Deputies believe whoever is responsible may have committed crimes against children.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/manual-mole...ry?id=11561609

Carolina Beach restaurant says "no" to screaming children

stevethrower — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:56:05 GMT

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CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WECT) - A restaurant in Carolina Beach is stirring up controversy over a couple of signs reading, "Screaming children will not be tolerated."

The owner of the Olde Salty restaurant, Brenda Armes, is tired of having her customers complain to her about children misbehaving and screaming when others are trying to enjoy a quiet meal.

Armes says the signs have worked.

"It has been a good thing for us," Armes said. "It has brought us in more customers than it has ever kept away."

Gary Gibson was dining at the restaurant for the first time and agrees with Armes.

"It's not very enjoyable when you hear a bunch of kids screaming. It's nice to see a sign like that up," Gibson said.

While many are for the rule, some families are against it.

"I've never seen a restaurant say, don't bring your screaming kids in here," said Ashley Heflin, who is a mom of two. "You can't help it if your kids scream."

Armes says that if a child is screaming, a restaurant employee will ask the parent to take them outside to calm down. They will not be asked to leave the restaurant for good.

"We want to attract the type of people that come in knowing they aren't going to have to sit behind a table with a bunch of screaming children," Armes said.

Link

TUF12 Video - First 5 Minutes Of Episode 1

UCJOE — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:48:32 GMT

http://www.mmaresolutions.com/the-ul...-minutes-video

FU self imoprtant lawyer

MACHINE1376 — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:13:36 GMT

so this past weekend my friend comes into town for the University of Texas game. He is a very successful attorney and I have known him all my life and he is one of my closest friends. Well, he invites these other 2 tools down with him who are also lawyers but the absolute opposite side of the spectrum. I am familiar with them but not "friends". I invite them to come with me to the club that my girl bar tends at. The night is not as busy due to the labor day weekend, so she gets cut and gets to hang out with us. I am a social person and was doing my talking to friends thing when I look over and one of these fucktards is trying to stick his tongue in my girls ear. She was trying to politely redirect his advances being that this is her place of work. I later found out it was only one of several attempts he made. She was extremely close to kicking him in the balls and breaking a bottle over his head. This self absorbed self important mother fucker who takes what he wants and doesn't give a fuck about anyone else decided to try and take the only thing in this world that means anything to me. I don't come from money, don't have a job and she is the only thing I have going for me right now. When my friends found out what happened, they told him it might not be a good idea if he lets me find him. Of course rather than apologize, he ran like a chicken shit back to Dallas because he was terrified. The nazis haven't done things I will do to this entitled piece of shit if I ever find his fucking ass.

FUCK YOU !!

New College Teaches Young American Muslims

stevethrower — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:04:14 GMT

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I don't know what I expected to find when I arrived at Zaytuna College in Berkeley, Calif., the country's brand new Muslim liberal arts college. Women in headscarves? Yes, for the most part. Men with heavy beards? No. A lot of prayer and fasting, since it's Ramadan? Absolutely.

What I didn't expect was 24-year-old Jamye Ford.

"I grew up as an AME, African-American Episcopal, in a very religious Southern family," Ford says in the campus quad. "I went to church every Sunday for hours at a time, I went to Bible study, did all of those things. And from a young age, I had curiosity about religion in general and other religions."

Ford bought a Quran at a secondhand bookstore when he was 9 and memorized a few sura or passages, which he always remembered. He entered Columbia University at 16 and graduated with a double major in neuroscience and history. But he was drawn to the poetry of the Quran, and this summer, he began studying Arabic at Zaytuna.

"That was my first opportunity to be in a Muslim environment, and within a short time, a week, two weeks, I felt changed by that experience," he says.

Ford converted to Islam seven weeks ago and enrolled at Zaytuna College to cultivate his newfound faith. Is he concerned that the college is still unaccredited or that he might be making himself a target at a time when some people are furious over a proposed Islamic center in New York City?

"I think I'm looking forward to this more than I looked forward to going to Columbia, honestly," he says.

Day 1

Fifteen students settled themselves in a classroom rented from an American Baptist seminary building near the University of California, Berkeley's campus on Aug. 23. The six men and nine women comprise Zaytuna College's inaugural class. For these students, this is their chance to study their faith with America's top Islamic scholars. For the college's founders, it's a chance to hone a new image for American Islam.

Indeed, the class looks like America's Islamic population, writ small: The largest group here is African-American. There are a few students from Middle Eastern and South Asian families, and a couple of Caucasians. All are U.S. citizens, coming from Cleveland; Denver; Brooklyn, N.Y.; and Cape Canaveral, Fla., and there's not a foreign accent among them.

Enlarge Barbara Bradley Hagerty/NPR Zaytuna College student Faatimah Knight turned down seven other colleges, including the University of Chicago, Smith and Bard.

College student Faatimah Knight turned down seven other colleges, including the University of Chicago, Smith and Bard.

The room falls silent as Imam Zaid Shakir strides into the room. He's a tall, lanky African-American and a founder of the college. The students sit rapt as he tells them that they are "pioneers," charting the future course of American Islam — which is not for the faint of heart.

"Literally, the whole world is looking at you," he says, as he paces in front of the room. "The whole world is listening to you. You will be put under a microscope by a lot of people, and you will have to perform."

Later, I ask student Faatimah Knight why she would come to this unaccredited Muslim college. Knight, who grew up in Brooklyn and whose parents converted to Islam, turned down seven other colleges, including the University of Chicago, Smith and Bard.

"Zaytuna is really the only place I thought would benefit me," she says, "not just in terms of book smarts and knowledge I would gain there, but also in terms of my own character and developing myself as a person, which I'm pretty confident I couldn't get anywhere else."

Cultivating American Islam

Catholics have Notre Dame, Jews have Yeshiva University and Evangelicals have Wheaton College — but until now, Muslim Americans didn't have their own liberal arts college. And then there's the appeal of the two founders, Imam Shakir and Sheik Hamza Yusuf, who are celebrities by preaching an Islam that resonates with young Americans.

"They're better than rock stars," Knight says, laughing, "because they're real people with real morals that you should actually look up to and admire. They're like the best of us."

Knight says that "thousands, maybe millions" of teenagers around the world follow Shakir and Yusuf on YouTube, and their live speeches fill college auditoriums. Her age group relates to these two men — who were born in the U.S. and converted to Islam — much more than to, say, a cleric from Saudi Arabia.

"We want our American Muslim scholars because we're Americans and we're Muslims, and that's how we identify ourselves," she says. "We want to learn from people who look like us, talk like us, think like us, eat like us. It's only natural — it's just human."

And increasingly, American Islam looks and sounds, well, American. A third of all Muslims in the U.S. were born here, and half a million of them are converts like Jamye Ford. Ford says that as he thought about changing religions, he realized he needed to overcome a philosophical hurdle, especially challenging right now.

"So often, the way the idea is portrayed is there's a dichotomy: There's being American and there's being Muslim, and these two must necessarily be at odds with one another," he says. "And it was clear to me that these two things don't have to exist separately."

The idea that their faith can be woven into an American lifestyle rather than skew it plays out in several ways at Zaytuna. Yes, most of the women wear headscarves, but that's a choice; there is no dress code. Men and women sit next to each other in class, they chat easily and share meals when they break their fast — things that would never happen in an Islamic school overseas.

'Grin And Bear It'

Yusuf says Zaytuna has a deeper motive than just making the students feel at home. He wants to tease apart the religion of Islam from the customs and ideas of the Middle East. He's learned this from personal experience. He says that during his 10 years studying abroad, he imbibed ideas that had nothing to do with Islam, such as anger at U.S. foreign policy.

"This idea of not liking my country, the people I come from, became problematic for me, so I had that internal struggle in my own evolution. And I think that's happened to many young converts who have gone overseas."

Consider Jose Padilla and John Walker Lindh, Americans who learned their religion under al-Qaida and the Taliban, and are now in federal prison. Yusuf says that people with shallow theology and literal interpretations of scripture — of all types — can become extremists, and he argues that having an American Islamic school is a hedge against violent Islam.

Yusuf knows some might disagree, with people threatening to burn the Quran, and others, such as Newt Gingrich, equating Muslims with terrorists and Nazis. He's bracing for some pushback, but he's not worried.

"Anybody who does even a superficial survey of who we are will, I think, recognize pretty quickly that we're not radical terrorists, fundamentalists, whatever," he says.

Still, some students are a little jittery.
Enlarge Courtesy of Zaytuna College Sheik Hamza Yusuf is considered a rock star by young Muslims in the U.S. and around the world.

Sheik Hamza Yusuf is considered a rock star by young Muslims in the U.S. and around the world.

"You know, you can feel people's hatred," says Faatimah Knight. "It's palpable."

"It kind of makes you nervous," says another student, Adnan Alam, whose family comes from Pakistan. "You don't want to do something that is going to going to cause people to think, 'Wow, these guys are crazy.' The magnifying glass is so large right now. Anything can be misconstrued."

For the 15 students in the class of 2014, the opening convocation was a grand ceremony. The speakers spoke of new beginnings but warned about the hostility these students will likely face.

Knight says she knows they have a big responsibility.

"That's OK, we'll just have to grin and bear it," she says. "There's going to be a lot of great times and a lot of very difficult times, but we're making history, so we understand that."

The students here say that when they graduate, they hope to be teachers, business owners, public servants. Ford says that when he looks at his classmates, he sees the next generation of Muslim leaders.

"To imagine that down the road these people will be the next imams, the next sheiks, the next senators, the next president — it's awe-inspiring," he says.

That's Zaytuna's hope, at least — a big hope for a tiny college, especially in a country now conflicted over how to treat its Muslim minority.

Link

What is a Good Portable XM Radio?

Turfmower — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:01:27 GMT

My inno stopped working is the Audiovox XMp3i any good?

Taser Used On Man Trying To Save Pets From Burning Home

oandapartycock — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:57:16 GMT

Probably would have used his time better to try getting the snakes out of the house rather than pissing on a house fire...

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Taser Used On Man Trying To Save Pets From Burning Home

Homeowner Uses Garden Hose To Fight Flames In North Belle Vernon

POSTED: 10:22 pm EDT September 6, 2010
UPDATED: 10:57 am EDT September 7, 2010

NORTH BELLE VERNON, Pa. -- Police said they were forced to use a Taser on a man who was trying to rescue his pets from a house fire in Westmoreland County.

Slideshow: Images From The Scene

Firefighters learned that 11 exotic snakes were inside one of the two homes that caught fire in North Belle Vernon on Monday.

Monica Baker, who is 8 weeks pregnant with triplets, and her two children were able to escape when flames from their next-door neighbor�s home spread to their home on Green Street.

Monica�s husband, Damon Baker, desperately battled the fast-moving flames with his garden hose before firefighters arrived.

�I was outside, at the end of the garden hose, trying to spray down the side of the house to keep it from spreading so rapidly,� said Baker.

Police on scene said they tried three times to get him away from the fire to protect him, but he resisted so they were forced to subdue him with a Taser.

"Had I been able to stay there a few minutes spraying it down before the fire department got here, we might not have lost all of our animals,� said Baker.

u local: Channel 4 Action News Viewer Shares Photos Of The Fire Scene

The animals, firefighters learned, were 11 Ball Pythons that escaped from their cage and were loose inside the burning home.

�This is the first time we�ve really had to bring snakes out of a structure like that,� said Chief Ken Ramsdell of the North Bell Vernon Fire Department. �Sometimes it�s good to know if people have exotic animals.�

Baker told Channel 4 Action News reporter Keith Jones that only 5 of the snakes survived the fire.

Police said Baker will not be charged with any crime following the Taser incident.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/...79/detail.html