An unemployed Berlin rapper calling himself Tapete has landed in hot water for rapping about living off the state after his job centre discovered his lyrics online. He now faces losing his welfare benefit.
In particular, the rapper also known as Leonard Kroppach got in trouble for the line:
PHOENIX — Binge drinking is most common among young people, but a government report on the problem also places a red flag next to senior citizens.
It turns out that those 65 and older who engage in binge drinking do so more frequently than any other age group, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dafna Kanny, senior scientist with the agency’s Alcohol Program, called the results surprising.
“We didn’t think we had a problem with the elderly, because prevalence was down in that age group,” she said.
The study, released last month, defined binge drinking as a woman consuming four or more drinks and a man consuming five or more drinks within a “short period of time.” Based on data in the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance system, it found that the average binge drinker consumes excessive amounts of alcohol four times per month. Those 65 and older who binge drink were found to do so an average of five to six times per month.
The true number of times senior citizen binge drinkers consume excessive amounts of alcohol could be even higher than that statistic, according to Kanny, because people metabolize alcohol less effectively with age. that means it takes fewer drinks for the elderly to get drunk.
Lisa Shumaker, office chief for prevention in the Arizona Department of Health Services’ Department of Behavioral Health, said doctors need to be trained to recognize that certain injuries in the elderly, such as falls, may be alcohol-related and to follow up appropriately.
“We have had doctors who are concerned with behavioral health patients who present symptoms, but they don’t have the resources to diagnose what the condition might be,” Shumaker said.
Dr. Dan Blazer, professor of psychiatry at Duke University and the lead researcher of a 2009 study on binge drinking among the middle-aged and elderly, said doctors need to learn to ask the right questions in order to properly diagnose patients.
“It’s amazing how honest people will be when you’re not being judgmental in your asking,” Blazer said. “With something like binge drinking, which often occurs among people who do not drink every day, just a stern warning from a health care provider about the risks can make a big difference.” He also linked binge drinking among the elderly to underlying problems, such as an individual moving into a retirement community and being eager to make friends.
“What immediately comes to mind is loneliness,” Blazer said. “People who are shy and not adept at social situations almost feel like they have to fortify themselves to go out and meet people, and will use alcohol to do so.” Kanny said she believes that binge drinking among the elderly, in general, is a function of having more free time and money at their disposal.
Community-level policies can make a big difference in public opinion, she said, just as previous campaigns against smoking cigarettes and driving without seat belts have done.
“Increasing the price of alcohol so it is not as inexpensive, making those who serve alcohol responsible for harm to those who are already intoxicated or underage, reducing the number of days alcohol is sold, these are community-level policies that could be implemented,” Kanny said.
In the end, Kanny said she hopes the study raises awareness that binge drinking and its associated dangers aren’t solely a young adult problem.
“Binge drinking in general is not recognized as a public health problem,” she said. “This is a phenomenon across the lifespan.”
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Report: Binge drinking, most common among young, is more intense for seniors
Ingredients:
150 grams all Purpose Flour
150 grams Unsalted Butter, room temperature
100 grams Castor Sugar
3 large Eggs
1 Egg Yolk
100 ml Plain Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 teaspoons Chocolate Powder
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 180 degree Celsius. Grease and flour baking pan size 22 x 10 x 8 cm, set aside.
2. Mix and sift all purpose flour and baking powder into large bowl, set aside.
3. In the bowl of your electric mixer, beat butter until smooth and creamy, gradually add castor sugar, and continue to beat it until mixture is soft, light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed, add plain milk and vanilla extract, continue to beat it until all combined after each addition and scrapping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
5. Turn off mixer. Place the mixture of sifted all purpose flour and baking powder gradually, stir it until all combined well.
6. Divide batter into two portions. Add half of the batter with chocolate powder, mix it well.
7. Pour the white batter and chocolate batter alternately. Using knife or fork, gently draw swirls through the batter to give marble effect. do not over mix or you will not have a nice marble effect.
8. Bake in oven to 180 degrees Celsius for 45 minutes until it is done.
9. Test it with toothpick, insert toothpick to the cake, if it comes out clean, it means your cake is done.
10. Remove from the oven and turn out the cake from the pan, let it cool.
11. Slice the cake, serve.
Uh-oh. it looks like Gisele knows a thing or two about football because when Giants fans started bothering her about Brady’s performance, she fought back. She tried to ignore them and just brush it off, but in the end she just couldn’t hold back her feelings. the insider.com is the one who taped the incident.
In the video above you can hear Gisele say, “You (have) to catch the ball when you’re supposed to catch the ball. My husband cannot [expletive] throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time. I can’t believe they dropped the ball so many times.”
Snap! I bet those Giants fans didn’t expect to hear that. She does have a point, New England dropped at least four catchable balls and really I think five. It’s nice to see Gisele sticking up for her man, but I am not so sure he will be happy that she badmouthed his teammates. No matter how mad you are, you have to stand behind your team — even when your team sucks.
Apparently that is something Gisele has yet to learn about sports. But that‘s okay, she is still really hot.
Gisele Bundchen TRASHES Her Husband’s Teammates [Video Inside!]
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This Clarisonic Mia Review is written to provide readers with more information about this wonderful beauty tool. it is making its rounds among those who want to have beautiful healthy looking skin to boost their overall appearance.
The Clarisonic Mia is a travel friendly skin care brush that uses sonic technology to cleanse your face. it is touted to have the ability to remove six times as much makeup and twice as much dirt and oil compared to cleaning by hand.
How Does Clarisonic Mia work?
The Clarisonic Mia uses a sonic frequency of over 300 movements per second to gently cleanse your face. to use the Mia, first wet your skin and apply cleanser to the brush head. Using circular motion, apply the brush 20 seconds to your forehead, 20 seconds to your nose and chin and 10 seconds on each cheek. in just 60 seconds, it leaves your skin feeling smoother, softer and cleaner.
How your Skin can Benefit from Using the Clarisonic Mia:
The sensitive brush head that comes with your Mia is very light, small and ergonomic. it does not irritate the skin at all. it is gentle enough to be used on a daily basis. The brush shuts itself off after one minute so you know you are done with the cleansing. it does a very good job of removing all traces of facial makeup, faster than using your hands. This can save you a good 20 minutes of your time. after the cleansing is done, you will be surprised how easily the moisturizer is being absorbed by your skin.
Using the Clarisonic Mia is like having a professional facial at home. tiny blackheads on the nose especially are cleared after its first use. You will notice an improvement in the tone and texture of your skin too. The outermost layer of your skin feels fresh and supple. Even the enlarged pores on your skin will look less noticeable.
Whether you have dry or oily skin, you will notice a marked improvement in your skin texture with regular use of the Clarisonic Mia. Even with mature age women, they look years younger than their actual age. This is a real morale booster for these women.
The Clarisonic Mia is small, compact and waterproof. You can take it on trips easily. The unique pLink magnetic charger attaches to the handle and allows for a full 20 minutes of use once it is fully charged. You need to charge the Mia every one and a half week or so if you are using it just twice a day, one minute each time.
For those who are acne-prone, be aware that this may not be the miracle tool for you. Expect your skin to break out a little when you first start using the Mia. when using it on your nose area, it may also feel a little ticklish or uncomfortable at first. You just need some time to adjust to the feeling. if you are using Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation, that can stain your Clarisonic brush head and you will need to soak the brush head into oil-based makeup remover to get the brush looking white again. One last word of caution. Always wash your brush head with antibacterial soap and scalding hot water after cleansing to avoid bacterial buildup on your brush as a used wet brush can become a breeding ground for bacteria.
Home modifications are made in many ways, but these days it is good to update your house in ways that save energy. A lot of folks are taking the step to go green today, including a retired vet who is 68 years young. Warren Gillcrest not simply is saving a lot of money on his utility bills, he will educate you on how he did it in The Home Energy Kit. Full blueprints for constructing solar panels and wind turbines are supplied. Consider how nice you will feel by helping preserve a cleaner planet for our children, and saving 80% on your power bills.
The House Energy Kit can help you to realize all these advantages. After reading this manual you will know how to do your part to reduce dependence on limited natural resources. By learning to build devices to funnel both wind and solar energy, you will see a drop in your energy bills. Your energy savings will continue to grow over time because non-renewable sources can get more and more expensive as they get depleted. You don’t have to do it all on your own if you have a friend or neighbor who is willing to help out. You’re going to be helping the earth and saving both your families a bundle.
It’s shocking that only 0.2% of our country’s energy needs utilize renewable sources, even with so much concern about the environment. At some point, energy resources will likely be gone, but there are a pair of sources that will still be available. These would be the sun’s rays and the force of the wind. The majority of people have no concept that they can construct their own power systems that use the sun or wind. According to analysts, we will use up all our oil, coal and natural gas by 2060. When that happens, people will not have a choice but to change to a different power source.
By using the instructions in The Home Energy Kit your home can quickly become energy independent. You will get a good start in only one weekend, and soon you’ll start to see your energy bills dropping. There’s no reason to pay the high prices a contractor would charge you to build these devices. The blueprints and directions are easy to use, and the parts will cost less than $200. You’ve got 60 days to try it and if you decide it’s not for you, you can get a refund, no questions asked. How will you know if you really can do it until you try it for yourself.
You’ll find everything you need to know to begin the process of harnessing both solar and wind energy, in this kit. Just about anyone can easily build a solar panel in a weekend, even if they have little experience. Obviously it is much easier to learn from somebody who has already done it, if you can follow directions and use basic tools. Your nearby building supplies depot has all the materials you are going to need. With The Home Energy Kit you are going to be ready to start saving money very quickly, and feel good about improving the planet.
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Perhaps you have recently considered purchasing silver? This precious metal has and will remain a secure haven for citizens wanting to guard the worth in the dollars they earn. Silver, similar to gold, keeps real value. Governments can claim their paper money is real, however it actually only has value since they assert that this is so.
You must use silver as an investment to subdue the inflationary affects of one’s country’s paper money. Silver shields you from the variances of currency and will guard the buying power of your money with time. You should also get into silver mainly because silver reserves below the ground are getting used up.
As this occurs, it is possible to expect a lot of traders to enter the market place. The price tag of this precious metal will rise and enhance the level of dollars you have due to the stores you possess. http://investinginsilversite.com.
The need for silver is increasing. TV’s, phones and medical facilities all make use of silver. Silver is vital to our everyday lives filled with technology. It truly is inside each digital item that exists currently in some degree. It’s also used inside the medical profession as an essential agent in methods that are utilized in surgical procedures and on infected injuries in hospitals. All bacteria die instantaneously when they come in contact with silver. It’s a great natural sanitizer. Silver is also employed in mirrors and it’s the top conductor of electricity in terms of natural metals.
Make certain you acquire your silver from respected corporations on the internet. It is a lot less difficult and you are able to verify how reputable these corporations are, before choosing to buy from their website.
Quite a few of these firms will charge a buck over spot price. This can be just some of the price of getting silver from all of these companies. They of course are in the business of producing dollars also and this is the way they are. The spot price will be the existing price silver is selling for within the industry.
Purchasing silver is about understanding almost everything about silver and getting in early. Do not hold out and pass up the huge returns that happen to be coming when this precious metal soars.
Silver within the next ten years is going to have a financial expansion and those who miss out will likely be like individuals who missed the world wide web explosion within the 90′s. Investing in silver.
The much-maligned SOPA bill is facing a lot of heat as much of the tech industry sets its weight against it. but while the legislation is being discussed, its extreme solutions to criminal online sites are already being adopted. a judge in Nevada has ordered that 228 websites be seized, their domain names transferred, and their listings removed from search engines.
There are several serious problems with this ruling, and law blogger Venkat Balasubramani sums them up well. Essentially it is unclear how and why this Nevada judge purports to exert powers over hundreds of separate defendants internationally and order relief from parties only tangentially related to the case, such as search engines. the jurisdiction, evidence, and punitive actions all seem to be have had their scope exaggerated.
In brief, Chanel investigated 228 sites it suspected of counterfeiting goods, ordered from 3 of them, internally confirmed the counterfeit, and then extrapolated from that. the judge ordered all 228 domains to be seized.
Immediately the reasonable thing to wonder is what did the 228 sites have to say in their defense? Apparently nothing, since it wasn’t 228 separate suits. Yet for 228 different sites, presumably with a number of different owners, hosts, registrars, countries of origin, and so on, it seems there might be some individual defenses, pleas for time or clemency, or what have you. Torrent lawsuits have failed because it was ruled that a suit could not be leveled against so many individuals as a generalized entity when clearly the actions of those individuals were not acting in concert or even aware of each other. Apparently this judge feels otherwise.
The peremptory and broad nature of the actions required by the ruling are troubling as well. Can a Nevada judge really order Google and Facebook to delist these sites? Can he compel a plethora of registrars to give up control of the domains? It’s a bit like ordering a criminal to be imprisoned on the Moon.
True, it would be time-consuming and troublesome for Chanel to go around suing every fake goods site. but surely there is a way more in line with existing laws, US and international, than fleecing a naive judge into ordering instant and out-of-place punishments with global implications. although it’s just one of many similar seizures, as <a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/11/us-judge-orders-hundreds-of-sites-de-indexed-from-google-twitter-bing-facebook.ars"Ars Technica points out.
Challenges to this ruling will likely come from the companies involved at the fringe, not at the questionably legal operations selling fake handbags, which can easily set up again at a different domain and count up this seizure as the cost of doing business. but Google and the registars are likely to resent being treated as Chanel’s playthings. Google has already stated its intention to not comply with SOPA requirements. Will they comply with requirements that are in all but name SOPA requirements? I sincerely doubt they’ll allow a precedent to be set by such a ridiculous case.
As Balasubramani points out, plaintiffs don’t need SOPA to ask for SOPA-like remedies, and many judges, sad to say, are ignorant enough to grant them. but without the visibility of SOPA, individual cases will have to be policed for unreasonable actions like this one. Luckily the parties that must take action for these remedies to have any effect are aware of the threat, whether it’s federal or otherwise.
Judge Applies SOPA-Esque Solution To Hundreds Of Counterfeit Goods Sites
Stephania Bell
Stephania is a physical therapist who is a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist and a certified strength and conditioning specialist. an avid fantasy player, Stephania spent time as a fantasy injury analyst at Rotowire.com and appeared weekly on XM Radio’s fantasy sports show before joining ESPN.
She is a clinician, author and teacher with extensive experience in the area of orthopedic manual therapy and sports medicine. She practices in the Bay Area, and her primary patient population consists of athletes and performing artists ranging from junior high school to professional.
Stephania has her undergraduate degree from Princeton University and roots for the Tigers.
She received her Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Miami and roots for the Hurricanes.
She held a teaching position at the University of Kansas for five years and roots for the Jayhawks.
She is from San Francisco and roots shamelessly for the 49ers and the Giants (through the good and the bad).
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