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Djokovic succumbs to heat, Roddick

>> Tuesday, January 27, 2009

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Defending champion Novak Djokovic struggled in the heat Tuesday before retiring from his Australian Open quarterfinal against American Andy Roddick.

Roddick advanced 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2, 2-1, maintaining a sequence of semifinal appearances at Melbourne Park every alternate year since 2003.

Third-seeded Djokovic had just had his service broken to go down 2-1 in the fourth set when he went to the side of the court and told umpire Carlos Ramos he could not continue.

He shook hands with Roddick and left Rod Laver Arena with the trainers.

The outside temperature with the roof open at Rod Laver Arena during the match was as high as 35 Celsius (95 Fahrenheit).

He'd had a medical timeout after recovering a service break to lead 2-1 in the third set and complained of heat-related problems.

Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion, won the next five games to finish off the third set, winning the last 11 points.

Djokovic, who beat Roddick in the quarterfinals at last year's U.S. Open, finally held the opening game of the fourth set after nine minutes but was visibly slowing down and irritated.

Earlier in the day, Vera Zvonareva ran off 11 straight games in a 6-3, 6-0 win over Marion Bartoli at the Australian Open on Tuesday to reach the semifinals for the first time in 25 majors.

The 24-year-old Russian's best performance in six previous trips to Melbourne was the fourth round -- she'd gone out in the first round at the Australian Open three times, including last year. And she made the quarterfinals at the 2003 French Open.Read More ....

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Album review: The Bird and the Bee's 'Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future'

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The Bird and the Bee, the project of singer Inara George and Lily Allen’s producer Greg Kurstin, makes exquisite dinner party music. That’s not a slight — like any other subgenre, it has its good and its bad, its watered-down faux bubbly and its liquid gold. And the Bird and the Bee’s second album, “Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future,” is on the liquid gold side — let’s say Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, because Françoise Hardy probably drinks it.

Building crisp pop imbibements that can stand up to several listens is no easy task, but the Bird and the Bee has found the trick: Complex melodies constructed of several simple, shiny parts, all revolving around George’s breathy voice, the calling card of a nocturnal party sprite who might be cooing her songs at a flirty soiree.

But she’s also not afraid to command the center: “Polite Dance Song” is a showcase for Kurstin and George’s sly wit. Over an arched eyebrow of a beat, George demands, with extra sugar, for you to dance. She’s also adorably kooky: In “Diamond Dave,” a perfumed mash note for David Lee Roth, she pledges her undying love for the king of the unitard.

There are moments when the party cools, when George retreats to an introspective center, but that’s what you play when everyone’s gone and you still have all those dishes to do and only a drop of Veuve left.

--Margaret Wappler

The Bird and the Bee
“Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future”
(Blue Note)
3 stars

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General Motors says its hybrids aren’t just for America when Opel, GM’s German subsidiary, debuts the Opel Ampera at the Geneva Auto Show.

The five-door, four-seat Ampera will use the same Voltec “extended range electric” technology that will power the Chevrolet Volt. For of no more than 60 km (36 miles, an approximation of the 40 miles pure electric mode of the Volt), the Ampera will run only on lithium-ion battery power charged via the European standard 230v outlet. A small on-board internal combustion engine runs a generator recharging the batteries while the Ampere continues to be powered by the electric motor.

“With the Ampera, Opel will be the first European automobile manufacturer to provide customers several hundred kilometers of non-stop electric driving,” said Alain Visser, GM Europe Chief Marketing Officer.

Eighty percent of Germans drive no more than 50 kilometers every day. The Opel Ampera would allow these drivers to operate in pure electric mode for virtually all their driving while delivering them from the dreaded range anxiety.

More information—as well as more than just a sneak-peek of the car’s exterior—will be available after the Opel Ampera’s introduction on March 3.

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Grant Haas & Ted Haggard: Haas & Haggard relationship

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KRDO-TV, in Colorado Springs, reported that Grant Haas talked about his relationship with Ted Haggard while Haggard was the evangelical pastor of New Life Church. Grant Haas said Ted Haggard did a sex act in his presence while they were inside a hotel room in 2006. Grant Haas claimed Ted Haggard sent him sexually explicit text messages.

Grant Haas said his relationship with Haggard caused him to isolate himself, struggle with a drinking addiction and a drug addiction. Haas claimed he attempted suicide.

Grant Haas alleged he was 22 when he met Haggard in 2005. Haas is now 25. The New Life Church had agreed to settle with Haas by paying for his medical and college education. In return, Haas was supposed to keep mum about his relationship with haggard. However, Haas said the Church failed to maintain its promise.

Alexandra Pelosi was the director of the HBO documentary. (Source)

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The Georgia Guide stones

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As They Stand They Point Everywhere; Encompassing the Cardinal Directions in Orientation to the Heavens: Their Message is for Everyone.

The four large upright blocks pointing outward are oriented to the limits of the migration of the moon during the course of the year.

An eye-level, oblique hole is drilled from the South to the North side of the center, Gnomen stone, so that the North Star is always visible, symbolizing constancy and orientation with the heavens.the forces of nature.

A slot is cut in the middle of the Gnomen stone to form a window which aligns with the positions of the rising sun at the Summer and Winter Solstices and at the Equinox, so that the noon sun shines to indicate noon on a curved line.

The cap stone includes a calendar of sorts, where sunlight beams through a 7/8 inch hole at noon, and shines on the South face of the center stone. As the sun makes its travel cycle, the spot beamed through the hole can tell the day of the year at noon each day. Allowances are made because of variations between standard time and sun time to set the beam of sunlight at an equation of time.

The site was chosen because it commands a view to the East and to the West and is within the range of the Summer and Winter sunrises and sunsets. The stones are oriented in those directions.

The Guides Explained

A massive granite monument espousing the conservation of mankind and future generations. Sources for the sizable financing of the project choose to remain anonymous. The wording of the message proclaimed on the monument is in 12 languages, including the archaic languages of Sanskrit, Babylonian Cuneiform, Egyptian Hieroglyphics and Classical Greek, as well as English, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Spanish, and Swahili.

The message of the Georgia Guide stones

1. Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature. Means the entire human race at its climax level for permanent balance with nature.

2. Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity. Without going into details as yet undiscovered, this means humanity should apply reason and knowledge to guiding its own reproduction. "Fitness" could be translated as "health." "Diversity" could be translated as "variety".

3. Unite humanity with a living new language. A "living" language grows and changes with advancing knowledge. A "new" language will be developed "de novo" - and need not necessarily be adopted from any languages now in existence.

4. Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason. "Faith" here may be used in a religious sense. Too often people are ruled by blind faith even when it may be contrary to reason. Reason must be tempered with compassion here - but must prevail.

5. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts.
Courts must consider justice as well as law.

6. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court. Individual nations must be free to develop their own destinies at home as their own people wish - but cannot abuse their neighbors.

7. Avoid petty laws and useless officials. Self explanatory.

8. Balance personal rights with social duties. Individuals have a natural concern for their personal welfare, but man is a social animal and must also be concerned for the group. Failure of society means failure for its individual citizens.

9. Prize truth - beauty - love - seeking harmony with the infinite. The infinite here means the supreme being - whose will is manifest in the working of the cosmos - if we will seek for it.

10. Be not a cancer on the earth - Leave room for nature - Leave room for nature. In our time, the growth of humanity is destroying the natural conditions of the earth which have fostered all existing life. We must restore reasoned balance.

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Embattled coach Gottfried resigns

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Mark Gottfried resigned as Alabama's basketball coach Monday, leaving in the middle of his 11th season amid criticism of both the team's play and the departure of a star player.

The school said Gottfried will immediately be replaced by assistant coach Philip Pearson. Alabama's next game is Thursday at Arkansas.

Gottfried, who played at Alabama, said he quit during a meeting with athletic director Mal Moore.

"It has been a wonderful decade for me and my family, and I love the University of Alabama, but I feel that it is in the best interests of everyone involved," Gottfried said in a statement released by the university.

The Crimson Tide's record this season is 12-7, 2-3 in the Southeastern Conference.

Gottfried's teams have missed the NCAA tournament the last two years, and he was criticized over the recent departure of point guard Ronald Steele, a preseason first-team AP All-America two years ago who was later hit by injuries. The school blamed Steele's departure on a recent injury, but Steele said there was more to his decision than that.

Gottfried signed a six-year contract with Alabama in 2005 that made him the school's first $1 million basketball coach and gave him a larger salary than that of football coach Mike Shula. The contract ran through 2011 and included a buyout if he were fired, but any financial terms tied to his resignation were not released.

Moore said the school would begin trying to find a new coach immediately.

"Out of respect for our players and coaches, I will not comment on the progress of our search until it has concluded," Moore said in a statement.

The 45-year-old Gottfried took over at Alabama in 1998, replacing David Hobbs. He began a streak of five straight appearances in the NCAA tournament in 2002, reaching the round of eight in 2004 in the program's deepest tournament run, including a victory over top-ranked Stanford.

The players got the news when they arrived for practice Monday afternoon. Gottfried spoke to the team.

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'Crime Scene' star Gerald McCullouch lands in real one

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Gerald McCullouch has played crime scene investigator Bobby Dawson for nine seasons on “CSI.” But it was his knowledge of boxing, not ballistics, that saved him when a mugger allegedly attacked him with a knife on the subway recently.

The actor was riding the A train from Kennedy Airport, having just gotten off a plane from L.A.

“It was about 2 a.m.,” McCullouch tells us. “I have a place here now, so I take that train at least once a month. I was trying to reach my buddy, Keith Collins, who was having a party at Antik. But my iPhone died, so I took out my laptop to recharge it. I started working on a YouTube video I’d been editing on the plane.

“The train was pulling into the Utica Blvd. station when I noticed someone cross in front of me. Just as the doors opened, he reached for the laptop. I guess he thought he’d grab it and dash out the door, but I gave him a body shot to the chest.

“I don’t know why I did that except that I box three or four days a week and had just been in the ring about eight hours before. Also, I didn’t want to give up my computer after working on my video all that time.
“Well, that’s when he pulled a kitchen knife out of a black plastic bag. This thing must have had a blade 10 inches long. The other passengers started running out the door and into the next car.

“I still had my headphones on with music blaring. I yelled at the top of my lungs, ‘Get the [bleep] away from me!’ That’s when the knife came down into my back. I don’t know whether he lost his grip or what, but the blade didn’t penetrate my leather jacket.

“We were in each other’s face. I think I punched him again as the doors closed and the train started leaving the station. I’m watching MTA workers on the platform looking in. I thought, ‘Great, now I’m alone in this car with him.’

“The train was halfway out of the station when it stopped. I was saying stupid, cocky stuff, like ‘You are [bleeped] buddy!’ He came at me again with the knife. But the other passengers had told a conductor, ‘A guy’s getting stabbed in there,’ so the conductor came in and got me into the next car.

“Then about 10 cops jumped on the train and got the guy handcuffed on the floor. I told them the guy had a knife. They found it hidden under a seat or something.”

Police arrested James Torres, 39, 6-foot-3, 240 pounds, and charged him with robbery, assault, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon.

“We headed over to the 33rd Precinct. When I got there somebody said they thought this might be the same guy who stabbed two cops.

“All I know is that the police couldn’t have been greater. I signed a lot of autographs. I don’t know whether it was because of ‘CSI,’ but they gave me a lift to my place in Manhattan.’”

Torres, now in Rikers, is due in court March 23.

McCullouch survived another mugging back in 2001, when he and a boyfriend were robbed at gunpoint in Atlanta.

“The cops never found that guy,” says McCullouch, who plays the Gotham Comedy Club on Feb. 16. Maybe he’ll find a few jokes on the night that Bobby Dawson went ballistic.

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Rockefeller Center ( a city with in a city ) 30 Rockefeller Plaza

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Rockefeller Center ( a city with in a city )

Rockefeller Center is an art deco marvel consisting of 19 commercial buildings covering 11 acres in midtown Manhattan from 49th to 52nd Streets, Fifth to Seventh Avenues.

Named after the multi-millionaire, John D. Rockefeller, who leased the space from Columbia University in 1928.

Originally occupied by tenements and theaters, Rockefeller planned to revitalize the area with 3 huge office buildings and a new Metropolitan Opera House.

The stock market crash of 1929 helped scrap the original plans but Rockefeller still wanted a commercial district.

Hiring 3 architecture firms and a consulting firm, ground was broken on the Rockefeller Center we see today in late 1929.

30 Rockefeller Plaza (above) was the largest and first built. It is the centerpiece and probably best known building.

As you can see from this view from the Empire State Building, the 70-story building still towers over its modern competitors.

Completed in 1934, 30 Rockefeller Plaza became the RCA headquarters. General Electric's initials now brighten the rooftop of the home of NBC.

30 Rockefeller Plaza is the most public of the buildings and two of the most popular tourist attractions reside here.

The NBC Studio Tour, lets you see where popular shows like Saturday Night Live, Late Night With Conan O'Brien and NBC News are taped.

Art in the Rockefeller Center

The arcade of Rockefeller Center is the most popular route of tourists. Entering on Fifth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, the center gardens make way to the sub-ground restaurant area which, as most are familiar with, becomes an ice skating rink in wintertime.

All of this is watched upon by Paul Manship's 1934 statue, Prometheus.

Surrounding the sub-ground area are the flags of all nations. Can you find your home flag here?

There were restaurants in the sub-ground area. Hopefully, new eateries will be back in time to enjoy outdoor dining in summer and exquisite views of ice skaters in winter.

Rockefeller Center also boasts
some terrific art!

When you walk around here, look everywhere. You'll find some of the most interesting art works gracing these outdoor edifices.

The art deco and art nouveau murals and mosaics have been wonderfully preserved and add a museum-like atmosphere to your visit.

The statue of Atlas by Lee Lowrie & Rene Chambellan (1937) holds an interesting story.

It seems Atlas resembled Mussolini, Italy's fascist dictator, and the statue was picketed upon its unveiling. Can you see the likeness?

Today Show/ Rockefeller Center Shopping

NBC installed a storefront studio on 49th Street and Rockefeller Plaza where each weekday morning, Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira host the Today show. Many visitors come down and can watch and maybe become a part of the program!

Of course, Rockefeller Center would be nothing without its wonderful shops and restaurants gracefully lining its buildings! From the H&M to Morell's Wine Bar, you'll find nearly everything here.

Atop the 65th floor, the Rainbow Room is a glamorous spot for dinner, drinks and dancing. It is only open on select days so you must call ahead to make reservations. The next door Rainbow Grill allows you a chance to see the great views at all times.

The majority of buildings in Rockefeller Center house some of the world's major companies, like Time Warner. This building, home to the Associated Press, definitely make walking into work more pleasant!

On a trivial note, there are 488 elevators in Rockefeller Center. A broken elevator should not be an excuse for being late for work!

The tall monoliths along Sixth Avenue were erected in the style of Rockefeller Center but only after 1960. They really look amazing in the late evening sky.The mammoth New York Hilton, with over 2,000 rooms is just up the block on 53rd Street.

Radio City Music Hall

When it opened as a movie palace in 1932, Radio City Music Hall was graced by such stars as Clark Gable and Charlie Chaplin.

Today, this 6,000 seat theater showcases premier concerts by the top musicians as well as the Christmas Spectacular featuring the famous Rockettes.

If you would like to get behind the scenes of over 60 years of New York City history, Radio City Music Hall offers guided tours 7 days a week.

See the great stage, the art deco interiors, the legendary Wurlitzer organ and even the Rockettes themselves! Call (212) 632-4041.

What's Christmas without Rockefeller Center? The most popular December destination features one gigantic tree and more than enough tradition and memories to fill your suitcase.

NYCtourist.com features a special Christmastime at Rockefeller Center section during the holiday season.


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The GE Building
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Cross Streets: From 5th & 7th avenues
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Syndicate Bank Q3 profit rises 30.46%

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Syndicate Bank reported a substantial rise in standalone net profit for the quarter ended December 2008.

During the quarter, the profit of the company rose 30.46% to Rs 3,564 million from Rs 2,731.90 million in the same quarter last year on good interest income.

Interest earned for the quarter rose 29.12% to Rs 25,656.50 million, while total income for the quarter rose 21.76% to Rs 27,585.20 million, when compared with the prior year period.

The company posted earnings of Rs 6.83 a share during the quarter, registering 30.59% growth over prior year period.






























Quarterly Results - Standalone (Rs in mn)
As at Dec - 08 Dec - 07 %Change
Interest Income 25,656.50 19,870.00 29.12
Net Profit 3,564.00 2,731.90 30.46
Basic EPS 6.83 5.23 30.59


Shares of the bank gained Rs 0.3, or 0.49%, to trade at Rs 61.50. The total volume of shares traded was 6,848 at the BSE (10.58 a.m., Tuesday).
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Prakasham zilla Singarayakonda-Sravnathi Student attacked by Hemanth reddy cuts her Throat

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Today in Singarayakonda, Malineni Laxmiah College a student(Hemanth reddy) cuts other girl (Sravathi)student's throat and tried to kill himself by jumping from the college building. Both Sravanthi and Hemanth Reddy are from ulavapadu village, sravanthi immediately shifted to kandukur hospital.
Hemanth reddy arrested shravanthi is safe now doctors say.



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Shane McMahon Beating Up Randy Orton Was Beyond Ridiculous

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Building off of the climatic ending of the Royal Rumble, Monday Night Raw was built up well but disappointed with a ridiculous ending that left all of us shaking our heads. Instead of firing Randy Orton, Stephanie McMahon claimed that she has "bigger things in store" for him.

Suddenly Shane McMahon's music hit as the prodigal son returned. Irate over Orton's attack to his father, a furious Shane McMahon attacked Randy Orton.

On paper, this would have seemed like a great angle. They actually did a good job of it up until the point where Shane McMahon threw his first punch. Wrestling, as we all know, is staged, but the kind of punches Shane McMahon was throwing looked more fake than an episode of Power Rangers.

Orton over-sold the pathetic punches and looked more beat up than if he had taken a pedigree. As Orton made his way to the ramp, Shane continued the attack but did a horrible job of selling the angle.

Randy Orton looked ten times more angry when begging Stephanie to fire him than Shane did when actually getting his hands on Orton. Granted, Randy is a far better actor. I will say, though, that I found it rather disappointing to see such a poorly performed confrontation when it had the potential to be so much better.

I have no problem with Randy Orton getting beat up, he "sells" and puts other people "over" better than anyone in the business. My issue is seeing someone of Orton's stature being beaten up by a very inferior physical competitor.

I'm honestly not trying to take a cheap shot at Shane McMahon. He has done some phenomenal things (look back to Unforgiven 2003); but last night was not one of them.

Randy Orton, a man who should be wiping the floor with John Cena in the main event of Wrestlemania should not be taken down to the floor by the likes of Shane McMahon.

As real as last week's Raw felt, this week's took a big turn for the worse. One can only hope that this situation is rectified within the coming weeks, otherwise the WWE would be letting go of what should be the storyline of the year.

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US woman gives birth to octuplets

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BELLFLOWER, Calif. (AP) — A woman gave birth Monday to eight babies, only the second time in history octuplets have survived more than a few hours, doctors said.

The mother gave birth to six boys and two girls weighing between 1 pound, 8 ounces, and 3 pounds, 4 ounces, doctors at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center said. The hospital had scheduled a Caesarean section for seven babies, but doctors were surprised when an eighth came out at 10:48 a.m.

"My eyes were wide," Dr. Karen Maples said, explaining her reaction to the last birth.

Doctors said the babies were born nine weeks premature but are in stable condition. Two newborns were placed on ventilators and a third needs oxygen.

Hospital officials would not release any information about the mother, including her name, condition or whether she used fertility drugs. They did, however, say she planned to breast feed all of them.

"She's a very strong woman, so she probably will be able to handle all eight babies," said Dr. Mandhir Gupta, a neo-natologist who cared for the infants.

The mother checked into the hospital in her 23rd week of pregnancy and gave birth seven weeks later. All eight babies will probably remain in the hospital for at least two months and the mother should be released in a week, Maples said.

The world's first live octuplets were born in March 1967 in Mexico City, but all the babies died within 14 hours, according to Encyclopedia Britanica.

The United States' first live octuplets were born in Houston in December 1998. They were three months premature and their weights at birth ranged from 11 ounces to 1 pound, 11 ounces. The tiniest infant died of heart and lung failure a week after being born. The surviving siblings — girls Ebuka, Gorom, Chidi, Chima and Echerem, and their brothers Ikem and Jioke — turned 10 in December.

Their mother and father, Nkem Chukwu and Iyke Louis Udobi, said they are astonished and grateful their children have grown up to be healthy and active. Chukwu is even happier to hear another mother successfully accomplished the same feat.

"It's a blessing, truly a blessing," Chukwu told The Associated Press. "We'll keep praying for them."

Forty-six hospital staff and four delivery rooms were used for the latest octuplets' births. After one baby was born, staff rushed the newborn into another room and waited for the next, the hospital said. But despite weeks of preparation, doctors did not expect the eighth child.

"It is quite easy to miss a baby when you're anticipating seven babies," said Dr. Harold Henry, chief of maternal and fetal medicine at the hospital. "Ultrasound doesn't show you everything."

Doctors said they repeatedly conducted practice sessions on the deliveries and were well prepared. Gupta said the woman was given spinal anesthesia and could hear the babies as they came out.

"When the first baby came out, he was crying and kicking," Gupta said. "That eased the tension in the operating room because the first one came out healthy."

Dr. Richard Paulson, director of the fertility program at the University of Southern California, said octuplets born premature could face serious health risks, including breathing problems and neurological damage. The mother also has an increased risk of hemorrhage, Paulson said.

"It's a risky decision to try to have all eight babies," said Paulson, who had no role in the delivery. "I would not recommend it under any circumstances, but I respect a parent's decision."

For people who use fertility drugs, the vast majority of births — 80 percent — are single babies. Among multiple births, the most common are twins, Paulson said.

Paulson said the latest births likely resulted from the use of fertility drugs and not in vitro fertilization.

"When you hear about someone having octuplets, it's almost always the case that they took fertility medications and not IVF," he said.

It's easier to control the number of births through in vitro fertilization, which involves combining egg and sperm in a lab dish and transferring the embryo into the uterus. Fertility drugs induce or enhance ovulation and couples often opt for selective reduction, in which women carrying multiple fetuses reduce the number of viable fetuses to two.

The Bellflower medical center is about 17 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

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Tehere are 7 Definitions as fallows:
1. A girl of Hispanic origin, usually between the ages of 12 and 19, but sometimes as young as 8. Primarily found in Miami (most famously, in Hialeah), the chonga is known for her cheap form of dress, a combination of the so-called gangstalook and that of a prostitute, but can vary between the two. She wears ridiculously large hoop earrings large enough to be bracelets, which are usually gold and have their name written in them, and diamond studs high up on her ears. They may also wear thick, gold bangle bracelets in stacks on their arms. Depending on how ghetto she thinks she is, she may wear oversized men's t-shirts with tight, usually white Brazilian pants, with a colored thong worn underneath that shows through (on purpose). The chonga's shoe of choice is usually either the traditional black Reeboks, white Nike Air Force Ones, completely black Converse high tops, velvet black ankle boots, or the most popular, Chinese beaded slippers in the same matching color ad their top, and worn with ankle socks. Most recently, Chongas have begun listening to reggaeton, but also enjoy rap, R&B, and the radio stations that play these genres of music. They can also be heard frequently calling these stations to make "shout-outs" to their babydaddy. Chongas have a very distinct form of speech, a cross between poorly imitated black slang and a thick Spanish accent, which emphasizes on the vowels. Some chongas even speak entirely in Spanglish. Here are some sample sentences, and how they would be pronounced in Chonga:
Eyy yu no daa kih in fahrs pihreeuh OMAIIGA daaaaaaaaaaaaam he faaeeen!(Hey, you know that kid in first period, oh my God, damn he’s fine!)
Eyy yu go-eentu Maariisleyseesiz quinceson Fraidei?(Hey,are you going to Marisleysise’s quince on Friday?)
O HELLNAA bish Ima beesho azz, waash! OMAIIGAA!(Oh hell no bitch, I’m going to beat your ass, watch! Oh my God!)
The Chonga also has a distinct form of writing as well, whether it be on bathroom stalls or their Myspace pages. A typical chonga-vandalized school bathroom stall (or wall, or classroom desk, or school bus seat, or most any other form of public property) would consist of poorly imitated graffiti in permanent marker or whiteout, usually insulting a rival chonga, warning fellow chongas to “Bak da Fuk Off”, “claiming” a fantasy crush, (for example Nelly, Bow Wow, Chris Brown, Ludacris, Chingy Lil Wayne, Daddy Yankee, etc., referring to themselves as the rapper’s “wifey” or “baby girl” or “fine Rican mami”), or simply tagging, using nicknames such as “Baby Girl” or “Brownie” or “Tweety” or “Rican Mami”. However, being the unique individuals they are, they tend to write F’s backwards, I’s (ii) double, S’s accompanied by a Z (Sz), and when typing, lowercase q’s substituted for g’s (BaBii qiiRl) or 3’s for e’s (N3LLySzi RiiCaN PRiiNC3Sz). Examples of this (written either on public property or online) would be:
N3LLySz LiiL WiiF3y –N-MiiSz Tw33Ty --> Yall hATaSz BaKK oFF,LuDaSz BaBii qURl,Tw33Ty N SzNiicK3rSz
The chonga may also have a special nickname for her real-life boyfriend,a chongo who may go by the name of Mauricio or Junior or Angel or Juan, but whom she affectionately calls Cio or Coco or Snickers or Scooby.Chongas may be found riding Metro buses, the chonga vehicle of choice, in groups of 4 to up to 15 of their kind, if her cousin Kenneth is not available to give her a ride to the “flea” (explained later) on the handlebars of his stolen tricycle. Chongas can be seen at the flea market (or "flea"),Dolphin Mall, roaming the streets of Hialeah, around basketball courts, public parks, or in their cousin Junior’s bedroom.
Girl: Damn did you see that new chonga in P.E.?
Boy: Yeah damn she's fine!
Girl: She's such a ho!
Boy: Wuhhh?!

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2. n. a girl, particularily of hispanic origin, that wears hoop earrings big enough to fit your arm through, big shirts and really small, tight shorts. Her shoes would most likely be really big sneakers, such as men's basketball shoes. Her hair would be worn very tightly gelled on her scalp, looking as though it would cut circulation. She probably outlines her lips with lip liner, but doesn't use any lipstick.
"Damnnnnn..look at that hoe ass chonga"

3.
noun- A chonga is a woman of hispanic origin classified by, but not limited to, the following characteristics:
1. Brazilian jeans (folds of skin hanging over are a bonus, but not mandatory).
2. Excessive application of hair gel, with the hair usually worn in a curly fashion or pressed tightly to the head, dangerously close to cutting off circulation.
3. Brand name clothing (including Ecko Unlimited, Baby Phat, Phat Farm, and Sean John).
4. Air Force Ones or some other form of Nikes/Adidas.
5. Obscenely color-coordinated outfits.
6. A lack of understanding of the English language, usually resulting in accents, improper use of words, and/or a mixture of Spanish and English known as Spanglish.
7. Distinct make-up - specifically fake, exaggerated, and highly arched eyebrows, black lipliner, glittery lip stick, and heavy masquera.
8. Unique form of internet jargon that utilizes a combination of upper-case and lower-case letters along with Spanish words and phrases.
9. A general attraction to malls, especially Dolphin Mall in Florida.
10. An affinity for enormous hoop earrings. They are typically gold and large enough for one to fit a small child through.
11. A general interest in reggaeton/hip-hop. Nothing works better for luring a chonga than a hardcore Pitbull rap.

4.
A chonga is a woman of hispanic origin, generally Cuban, characterized by the utilization of excessive hair gel, usually leaving two strands of hair hanging while the rest is pulled back, especially seen accesorized with giant hoop earrings and necklaces with their names written on them. Chongas can be seen wearing tight short shorts and anything that will provide the excessive exposure of cleavage, especially, but not limited to, tank-tops. Chongas generally have names of hispanic origin such as Marisleysis and Yamile. One is bound to see chongas in Hialeah, Florida, however, chongas are known to migrate. Chongas have a distinctive dialect involving both the Spanish and English languages, merging to create what we now know as "Spanglish."
Yo look at that chonga with the short shorts dancing on the bar, I'd tap that.

My friends tried to get into this chonga Janelle's Quinceanera, but all she told the camera was, "I don't know who da HELL dey are!"

5.
A girl of Hispanic origin, usually between the ages of 12 and 19, but sometimes as young as 8. Primarily found in Miami (most famously, in Hialeah), the chonga is known for her cheap form of dress, a combination of the so-called gangstalook and that of a prostitute, but can vary between the two. She wears ridiculously large hoop earrings the size of bracelets, which are usually gold and have their name written in them, and diamond studs high up on her ears. They may also wear thick, gold bangle bracelets in stacks on their arms. Chongas wear their hair pasted down with gel in the front, usualy parted straight down the center, in a zig-zag line, to the side, or half to the side and half down the center, seperated by a thin hairband, colored to match their shirt, or in a ponytail or half-up ponytail slicked back with tubs of grease.They may wear lipliner and eyeliner, and can be seen applying lipgloss from thick, greasy tubes, however, are not to be confused with cholas. Depending on how ghetto she thinks she is, she may wear oversized men's t-shirts with tight, usually white Brazilian pants, with a colored thong worn underneath that shows through (on purpose). The chonga's shoe of choice is usually either the traditional black Reeboks, white Nike Air Force Ones, completely black Converse high tops, velvet black ankle boots, or the most popular, Chinese beaded slippers in the same matching color ad their top, and worn with ankle socks. If she is from the Miami area, the chonga may be seen sporting a hat or shirt bearing the number 305, the Miami area code, in which they take much pride.Chongas tend to listen to Reggaeton,Rap, & R&B, and the radio stations that play these genres of music, frequently calling in to make "shout-outs" to their "baby daddy", etc.
Chongas have a very distinct form of speech, a cross between poorly imitated black slang and a thick Spanish accent, which emphasizes on the vowels. Some chongas even speak entirely in Spanglish. Here are some sample sentences, and how they would be pronounced in Chonga:
Hey, you know that kid in first period, oh my God, damn he’s fine!
Eyy yu no daa kih in fahrs pihreeuh OMAIIGA daaaaaaaaaaaaam he faaeeen!
Hey,are you going to Marisleysise’s quince on Friday?
-Eyy yu go-eentu Maariisleyseesiz quinceson Fraidei?
Oh hell no bitch, I’m going to beat your ass, watch! Oh my God!
-O HELLNAA bish Ima beesho azz, waash! OMAIIGAA!
The Chonga also has a distinct form of writing as well, whether it be on bathroom stalls or their Myspace pages. A typical chonga-vandalized school bathroom stall (or wall, or classroom desk, or school bus seat, or most any other form of public property) would consist of poorly imitated graffiti in permanent marker or whiteout, usually insulting a rival chonga, warning fellow chongas to “Bak da Fuk Off”, “claiming” a fantasy crush, (Nelly, Bow Wow, Chris Brown, Ludacris, Chingy Lil Wayne,and Daddy Yankee,etc. are popular ones)referring to themselves as the rapper’s “wifey” or “baby girl” or “fine Rican mami”), or simply tagging, using nicknames such as “Baby Girl” or “Brownie” or “Tweety” or “Rican Mami”. However, being the unique individuals they are, they tend to write F’s backwards, I’s (ii) double, S’s accompanied by a Z (Sz), and when typing, lowercase q’s substituted for g’s (BaBii qiiRl) or 3’s for e’s (N3LLySzi RiiCaN PRiiNC3Sz). Examples of this (written either on public property or online) would be:
N3LLySz LiiL WiiF3y –N-MiiSz Tw33Ty --> Yall hATaSz BaKK oFF
MaRiiSzLeySziiSz LUffSz ChRiiSz BrOWn
LuDaSz BaBii qURl
Tw33Ty N SzNiicK3rSz
The chonga may also have a special nickname for her real-life boyfriend, a chongo, who may go by the name of Mauricio or Junior or Angel or Juan, but whom she affectionately calls Cio or Coco or Snickers or Scooby.
Chongas may be found riding Metro buses, the chonga vehicle of choice, in groups of 4 to up to 15 of their kind, if her cousin Kenneth is not available to give her a ride to the “flea” (explained later) on the handlebars of his stolen tricycle. Chongas can be seen at the flea market, Dolphin Mall, roaming the streets of Hialeah, around basketball courts, public parks, or in their cousin Junior’s bedroom.
Jessica: Damn did you see that new chonga Yaneisis with the Chris Brown shirt in P.E.?
Jose:Yeah she's fiiiine!
Jessica:She's such a ho!

6.
In a nutshell:
-A Chonga (shown-guh) is typically a Hispanic girl from Miami, Florida who expresses a desire for regard as ghetto and the admiration of chongos through her form of dress and speech.

The Chonga wears:
-Oversized gold or silver hoop earrings, most likely with her name (or sexy, or baby girl) written in them, nameplate necklaces, an abundance of gold or silver costume jewellery
-Brazilian pants- skin-tight, low riding jeans that appear to be painted on, and are sometimes adorned with rhinestones or strategically placed cut-out slits; the most popular color among Chongas for Brazilian pants is white.
-Spandex tank tops, oversized solid color t-shirts
-Tupac (or 2Pac) t-shirts
-Reebok, Jordan, and Converse sneakers
-Meticulously color coordinated outfits
-Black, Nike drawstring bags
-The occasional blue or green contact lenses

The Chonga wears her hair:
-In wet, tight curls, the front (bangs) gelled down and hidden behind the ears
-Partly cornrowed
-Adorned with a thin headband at the very front of her hairline
-In a tight ponytail or half updo, slathered with gel
-Flat ironed for special occasions
-Dyed auburn, black, or blonde

The Chonga speaks:
-A distinct mix of poorly imitated Ebonics and heavily accented Spanglish, with emphasis on vowels, freely throwing around the words pero (Spanish for but), nigga, bitch, shit, and daaaaaaaaaaaaaaym

The Chonga writes:
-juSzTT LiiK diiSz’ s00 yAll hAttASz’ bESzTT bAkk 0FF AiiT’
The Chonga likes:
-R&B, rap and reggaeton
-Pitt Bull, Tupac, T.I., Lil Wayne, Daddy Yankee
-The flea market (or,“the flea”), the fair (when in town), malls, clubs, basketball courts, public parks and buses, the streets of Hialeah
-Fighting fellow chongas over chongos
-Posing for a gallery full of borderline pornographic Myspace photos

Contrary to popular belief:
-A Chonga is not a Chola.
-The vast majority of Chongas (that is, about 98% of them) actually do not wear Sharpie-drawn eyebrows with peaks higher than Mount Everest. The myth proliferated when a picture of two Cholas with sky high cartoon/witch/madman arches trekked its way through Myspace.
-The practice of lining one’s lips with chocolate brown lip liner has, for the most part, died out in the Chonga community. Lipliner, which had its Chonga heyday from the mid to late 1990s, has been dumped for another, newer mouth accessory- grillz. Increasingly popular with the Chonga are gold or diamond grillz worn on the bottom row of her teeth.
-While the majority of Chongas continue to wear their signature tight, gelled down ponytail, a large percentage has apparently neglected the hairstyle due to its exploitation recent ridicule of the Chonga subculture.
-Chongas are well and alive beyond Miami; spot them in New York, New Jersey and virtually every metropolitan area in the States
LiiLXXwAYn3SzXXWiiF3Y: dAAAAAAAaaaYYyyyyMM''DaTT WiiTe MuTT biiTcH aSSz h0 nEEd 2 SzTT0pp tAKKiiN ShiiTT

dAdExCoUnTiixChULiiTTa: 'ii NO' fO RiiL DaTT hO sAY U iiSz' a ChONGa nD DaTT biiTcH bESzTT jUSz sTToP O dEy GoN b sUm dEEp ShiiTT nD iiMa sPaRkk huH ASz PeRO fO RiiL yO'

7.
A girl (mainly a Hispanic girl) who has their eyebrows drawn in, and lip liner up to their nostrils. They often wear social security jewerly (they contain so much information on them ex. baby, sexy, mama, and sometimes even their name). They wear tight brazilian jeans, white or black, with a bright thong that sticks out. They have more gel than they do hair, because their hair is often damaged from dying it since they were two years old. They sport the Ivy Queen nails (longer than their own fingers), and wear more make-up than MAC can produce. A chongo is the male equivalent of a chonga.
"Ivy Queen is such a chonga"

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The Azores

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Discovered by an Arab serving King Roger II of Sicily in 1154, the Azores were colonised by the Portuguese in 15th Century, after they had been visited by the English, Dutch, Spanish, Belgians and French... essentially, as they were seen as a stopover point between America and Europe. Whale hunting quickly became an essential resource for the inhabitants, who acquired a reputation around the world with many moving to California, Brazil, Bermuda and Nantucket, as Herman Melville explained in Moby Dick.


The greatest seafarers passed through Horta (island of Faïal), and it became a tradition for each boat to leave its mark in paint on the quayside. All the sailors had to drink a glass at Peter’s, in the famous bar opened in 1918, which is both a mailbox for sailors and a sort of museum of scrimshaw. Apart from this friendly welcome from the locals, the islands are worth visiting because of their astonishing sights, with their amazing floral displays, partly down to the climate and partly due to the fact that travellers brought plants there: araucaria from China, tulips from Virginia, Brazilian rosewood, Japanese camphor, and kapok and guinko trees. It is a genuine garden in the middle of the ocean, where pineapples, tobacco, vines, pomegranates and bananas grow in amongst azaleas and hydrangeas. Black sandy beaches, hot water springs and bubbling mud can be found alongside whitewashed houses made of black basalt, churches with their stone sculptures, creeks with high cliffs and small fishing ports.
A volcanic island
800 miles from the coast of Europe, the Azores offer a range of landscapes. The sea was a source of riches with whale hunting, but also brings in the visitors. There are more visitors arriving by sea than by plane to visit these green islands with their jagged coastline. There are in fact three main centres spread out over a distance of more than 200 miles. The islands are of volcanic origin and were formed relatively recently (4 million years ago) and indeed the volcanoes are still active, as the Capelinhos peninsula in Faïal only emerged from the ocean fifty years ago!
Located in the middle of the Atlantic, where the seas are 3000 metres deep, these are massive peaks, which culminate at 2352 metres on Pico. Located between 37° and 40° North and 25° and 31° West, they benefit from a mild, wet climate, which is not so very different from Brittany with average minimal temperatures of 8° and maximum temperatures around 25°. The best season to visit is therefore the summer, when the Azores high is well established.
In the middle of the Atlantic
Furthest east, Santa Maria was the first to be colonised and was used as an aircraft base in the 2nd World War. It is famous for its long beaches of fine sand and its many fossils buried in the sediment. The largest and most heavily populated island, Sao Miguel has towering cliffs and is entirely volcanic. With its many churches with their fine sculptures and blue mosaic work (azulejos), there are many hidden exotic gardens, where the waters of the Seven Cities keeping alive the legend of Atlantis, feed two lakes, one green and one blue in the bottom of a huge crater.

The lilac island, Terceira, tells the story of the islands, their struggle for independence and the conquests. You can find many imperios there. These tiny bright-coloured chapels are said to be home to the food offered to the Holy Ghost, and it is there too you find the Biscoitos vineyard, where each vine is surrounded by a small wall of violet lava. Pico is the name of the 2352 metre high volcano, which is still in activity and it is here that the old whaling ports of Lajes do Pico and Sao Roque are located. Sao Jorge is an island resembling a ridge rising out of the water, and measures 25 miles by just 4. Graciosa, the Island of Grace, is brightly coloured with its white windmills with red tops.
Faïal, the blue island, so called because it is covered in hydrangeas, has long been an attraction: Lindbergh and Slocum stopped here, along with whale boats. It is home to the weather centre and the telephone cable centre between Europe and America. Almost a thousand boats a year moor up in Horta, the main port on Faïal, which has a well equipped marina, which is both sheltered and friendly. The local paper publishes the name of each boat that stops there, as the arrival of a boat in the Azores is always an event for the 240,000 Portuguese inhabitants, who are off the beaten track and essentially have lived on farms since whaling ended.
Florès is one of the most beautiful botanical gardens with 850 plants and a yellow covering over all the paths. Finally, Corvo is the most isolated of the islands, where just 500 people live in an autarky. The nine islands, which have avoided tremors and earthquakes keep their traditions and religious festivals, while like all those that live by the sea, remain very open to others.

In Summary


After a night spent struggling on the ridge of high pressure stretching out from the west of the Azores high, Foncia is now on the northern edge of the high-pressure area. But the situation is still not simple, as while a residual front is producing occasional light winds, its influence is declining with each hour. He will have to wait for the front moving in from the north-west to make steady progress towards the Bay of Biscay. Veolia is sailing in strong easterly trade winds, which will begin to ease off tonight, before he reaches the ridge tomorrow with light winds to negotiate to reach the disturbed flow in the North Atlantic. Brit Air’s programme will more or less be the same as Veolia two days later.


Off Brazil, Roxy and Safran are making headway north depending on the fluctuations from the easterly trade winds, which remain light and unstable. Pindar and Aviva are arriving in this transition zone after benefiting from favourable conditions with the absence of a thundery low off Rio last weekend. Akena closer to land is benefiting from stronger winds, but from the north-east implying upwind sailing.

Further south, Toe in the Water is preparing for the arrival of a new cold front offering fairly strong northerlies (25/35knots gusting to 40-45 knots) recreating a situation that has already been seen several times at the Horn. Great American III is passing the tip of South America with several active lows causing gusts up to 50-55 knots and 6-8 metre high waves. There is a similar system affecting Fondation Ocean Vital and Nauticsport Kapsch in the Pacific on the northern edge of a disturbed flow with strong winds and heavy seas.

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Intermittent Explosive Disorder : Definition,Symptoms,Causes,Risk factors,Tests and diagnosis,Complications,Treatments and drugs

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Definition

Road rage. Domestic abuse. Angry outbursts or temper tantrums that involve throwing or breaking objects. Sometimes such erratic eruptions can be caused by a condition known as intermittent explosive disorder (IED).

Intermittent explosive disorder is characterized by repeated episodes of aggressive, violent behavior in which you react grossly out of proportion to the situation. People with intermittent explosive disorder may attack others and their possessions, causing bodily injury and property damage. Later, people with intermittent explosive disorder may feel remorse, regret or embarrassment.

Intermittent explosive disorder occurs most often in young men and may affect as many as one in 14 U.S. adults. If you have this anger disorder, treatment may involve medications and psychotherapy to help you control your aggressive impulses.

Symptoms

Explosive eruptions, usually lasting 10 to 20 minutes, often result in injuries and the deliberate destruction of property. These episodes may occur in clusters or be separated by weeks or months of nonaggression.

Aggressive episodes may be preceded or accompanied by:

* Tingling
* Tremor
* Palpitations
* Chest tightness
* Head pressure
* Hearing an echo

Causes

Most people with this disorder grew up in families where explosive behavior and verbal and physical abuse were common. Being exposed to this type of violence at an early age makes it more likely for these children to exhibit these same traits as they mature.

There may also be a genetic component, causing the disorder to be passed down from parents to children.

Risk factors

People with other mental health problems — such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders and eating disorders — may be more likely to also have intermittent explosive disorder. Substance abuse is another risk factor.

People with traits that are common to personality disorders — such as dramatic, antisocial, paranoid or narcissistic behavior patterns — may be especially prone to intermittent explosive disorder. As children, they may have exhibited severe temper tantrums and other behavioral problems, such as stealing and fire setting.

Tests and diagnosis

To be diagnosed with intermittent explosive disorder you must meet criteria spelled out in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DMS), published by the American Psychiatric Association.

Criteria for intermittent explosive disorder to be diagnosed include:

* Multiple incidents in which the person failed to resist aggressive impulses that resulted in deliberate destruction of property or assault of another person.
* The degree of aggressiveness expressed during the incidents is completely out of proportion with the precipitating event.
* The aggressive episodes aren't accounted for by another mental disorder and are not due to the effects of a drug or a general medical condition.

Other conditions that must be ruled out before making a diagnosis of intermittent explosive disorder include delirium, dementia, oppositional defiant disorder, antisocial personality disorder, schizophrenia, panic attacks, substance withdrawal or intoxication.

People with intermittent explosive disorder may have an imbalance in the amount of serotonin and testosterone in their brains. They may also show some minor irregularities in neurological signs and electroencephalograms (EEGs).

Complications

The violent behavior that's part of intermittent explosive disorder is not always directed at others. People with this condition are also at significantly increased risk of harming themselves, either with intentional injuries or suicide attempts.

A study in the journal Psychiatry Research found that 16 percent of those with intermittent explosive disorder had engaged in acts of self-aggression. More than 12 percent of people in the study reported that they had attempted suicide. Those who were also addicted to drugs or had another serious mental disorder, such as depression, were at greatest risk of harming themselves.

Other complications of intermittent explosive disorder may include job loss, school suspension, divorce, auto accidents or incarceration.

Treatments and drugs

Many different types of drugs are used to help control intermittent explosive disorder, including:

* Anticonvulsants, such as carbamazepine (Tegretol), phenytoin (Dilantin), gabapentin (Neurontin) and lamotrigine (Lamictal)
* Anti-anxiety agents in the benzodiazepine family, such as diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan) and alprazolam (Xanax)
* Mood regulators, such as lithium and propranolol (Inderal)
* Antidepressants, such as fluoxetine (Prozac) and paroxetine (Paxil)

Group counseling sessions, focused on rage management, also have proved helpful. Some people have found relaxation techniques useful in neutralizing anger.

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Girls assaulted at Mangalore pub

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MANGALORE: A fanatical right-wing group notorious for creating communal tensions and indulging in moral policing has struck again in Karnataka,his time assaulting women guests at a bar in Mangalore. ( Watch )

The activists of Sri Rama Sena entered the Amnesia Bar and Restaurant on Dr Shivaram Karanth Road on Saturday evening and threatened the women sitting inside. The men, who took objection to women drinking alcohol, pushed them outside, many women falling to the ground while they were being driven out.

Mangalore North Circle inspector Umesh G Shet said a group of 10-15 men entered the pub in the evening and started arguing with the guests. ``They got into an altercation with the women customers saying they were dressed indecently,'' he said.

The men also told the women that they would face dire consequences if they were seen in pubs again. The group left the bar after threatening its owner.

The incident drew instant criticism from various sections of the society, who strongly condemned the moral policing by members of the Sri Rama Sena, which was involved in violence during Karnataka's Cauvery water dispute with neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

Police have arrested 13 men in connection with the incident.

Police said those arrested were activists of Sri Rama Sena The arrested Sena activists claimed that they carried out the attack ``because of the attitude of the young women'', police sources said.

The Sena activists accused the women of ``involving themselves in immoral activities, including consuming alcohol, dressing indecently, and mixing with youths of other faith''.

The men will be produced in a court on Tuesday.

The arrests came after police questioned the owner of the pub and customers present there at the time of the incident. ``The owner was initially reluctant to file a complaint, but relented after we assured him of police protection,'' said inspector Umesh Shet.

Police are looking for Shashidhar Shetty, a local Sri Rama Sene leader, and Preetham, a student leader, for issuing comments supporting the violent incident. Umesh Shet said they would be arrested on charges of conspiring with those who were involved in the attack.

The Sena was also responsible for the attack on the Bangalore home of Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi's daughter Selvi during the Cauvery protests in September 2007.

What is Sri Rama Sena

Sri Rama Senais a pro-Hindu apolitical organization based in Hubli and promoted by Promod Mutalik, who floated the organization after parting ways with the BJP a few years ago. The organization is known for celebrating all Hindu festivals on a grand scale. But is infamous for creating communal tensions and moral policing. It claims to be a ``protector'' of swadeshi ideology and Hindutva.


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Why 25-km question haunts cops

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NOIDA: The UP ATS has denied that they chased the two terrorists for 25 km though local police sources say that's what happened. A 25-km chase
would show the cops in poor light because they would have crossed five Ghaziabad and Noida police posts on their way to the encounter site.

It would mean that the men at these posts either did not spot the Maruti of the terrorists going abnormally fast or just did not bother to pursue them or stop them. All these police posts are equipped with equipment to slow the car down and take control of it.

Not that it's an improbable thing to happen. On January 4, a Delhi University student had been abducted from a fair in Sector 55 in Noida. The woman who was whisked away in a Santro car, with the woman's mother and several other buyers and vendors as witness, was driven round Noida and Ghaziabad for more than three hours, Then, said a Noida police officer, "The victim was abandoned at a site in Ghaziabad's Sahibabad police station area. We had tracked the criminals all the way.''

But he did not say why the checkposts were not ordered to nab the vehicle on its way. And this chase had been all of at least 45 km. And, it could have been much longer as the culprits had been on the move all the while.

In the case of Saturday night's chase, if it did happen, Ghaziabad's Vijaynagar police post and Noida's Model Town, Sector 60, Sector 37 and Amity police posts were in the way of the terrorists. It would mean that nobody bothered to stop them.

"We have allowed the four Kashmiri shawl traders to go after questioning them. They have found to be bonafide traders,'' said a senior cop about the day's developments. The traders had been detained on Sunday for questioning.

source : the times of india

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