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Quote from: MV on January 30, 2014, 10:19:26 PM
and open a window.

Me - Hangs head in shame.

Quote from: MV on January 30, 2014, 10:15:29 PM
it really does waft.

I'll cut back on the asparagus.

Quote from: jazmunda on January 30, 2014, 10:11:02 PM
Thanks for that bateman. You made the hot girl in the office look at me with a look that can only be described as utter disgust.

But she is looking at you now.

Quote from: MV on January 30, 2014, 09:51:53 PM
i'll just say i'm on a quest to make the forum resemble something i'd like to participate in.

I'll stop peeing in the corner.

http://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/pa261.pdf

Here's a report on the economy during the Reagan years. It's dull, complicated, informative, and tough to get through. You know, like actual economics. I get that it's from the Cato Institute and will be questioned by some. The authors take Reagan to task on a couple of issues and praise him on several others. It's as good a place as any to start when looking at those years. If the data presented can be refuted, then there is something to be debated.

Quote from: bateman on January 30, 2014, 01:00:28 PM
If anyone cares to hear Wells' last Coast show:
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/p1778p0ti5iwj7q/wells-lastshow.mp3

Quote from: HorrorReporterI LOVE IT!
BATEMAN and I were in a race to do it. He beat me. Good show, sir, good show.
In the mean time here was mine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsOVRrGaFY4

Hilarious!

Quote from: nooryisawesome on January 29, 2014, 11:31:52 PM
Way to go Sherlock.

How is richard? I heard his nickname is the Canadian art bell.

I don't think I've ever heard him. He's not George, so he's already ahead of the game.

Quote from: Mels-hole1984 on January 29, 2014, 10:49:16 PM
How do you know this? I just checked the site and it says TBA.

Click on "Full Schedule" on "Upcoming Shows" or:
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/upcoming

It's in the data, man! It's in the data!

Richard Syrett is hosting Friday's show. Not sure if that means anything.

Quote from: bateman on January 29, 2014, 03:49:28 PM
They are totally pissed about the new show. Schrader Saturdays from here on out?

Saturday with Bateman? 

http://youtu.be/N493CQgQ_Hk

Quote from: Paper*Boy on January 29, 2014, 01:43:22 PM


No non-compete?  What did he do, look his contract over before signing it or something?

Wells didn't have the sack to "go all in."

Quote from: eddie dean on January 28, 2014, 08:11:29 PM
I've wondered about casio, is he truely that strange, or is he playing a perpetual  prank so people  become so dumbfounded. Never falling out of character like Andy Kaufman use to do.

I'm going with he is truly that strange. If he isn't, he's playing the part flawlessly.

Quote from: Bart Ell on January 28, 2014, 10:27:07 PM
There is less fake screaming in Bury Your Bone in My Butt Vol.3

You gotta love the classics.

Quote from: eddie dean on January 28, 2014, 05:56:33 PM
Is there an abused  mannequin rescue service or a Inanimate object protective service, similar to pet rescue or child protective service (CPS)
Surely there are people who can get that head out of there, so it can begin to have a normal life with a good family. I shudder with the thought of what that head has to endure.

I'm sure somebody would take it. After all, everyone loves a little head.

Quote from: jazmunda on January 28, 2014, 05:43:42 PM
I didn't even notice the North Korean flag. Why does he hate America so much? Surely the NSA have been alerted. You can't have mannequin loving traitors in your midst. Won't somebody think of the children.

I've already called them... for the children.

Quote from: jazmunda on January 28, 2014, 12:17:52 AM
I'm speechless. I'm literally without speech.

Was it the mannequin or the North Korean flag?

Changed it.

I finally figured out George's interview style:

http://wsi.slav.vic.edu.au/question-generator

Quote from: Yorkshire pud on January 28, 2014, 12:01:37 PM

Oh dear...Wrong example. She had medicine san Frontier workers go public about her particular philosophies. when it came to 'caring'.

You're right. She did absolutely no good in her lifetime. Of course this is based on the words of a very few compared to all she helped.

Quote from: Yorkshire pud on January 28, 2014, 11:42:47 AM

Don't confuse (as you have) objecting to the hypocrites who claim to be 'god fearin Christians' with denigrating a religion or faith. Any religion. I'm an atheist but it doesn't make me less human or humane than self proclaimed protectors of all that is good and righteous. I've known truly wicked 'Christians'. You think the priests that raped choirboys are as pure as the driven snow? Go watch the film Philomena:
All about the lovliness and caring nature of catholic nuns.. (No, neither lovely or caring)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philomena_(film)

Yep, no such thing as a caring Catholic nun.

Version played on the Following.


http://youtu.be/fNjgfTfQjCQ

I cancelled my Coast Insider subscription following George's interview with Nick Pistor. The guest related a story about touring the property and becoming frightened after he heard someone in the distance while he was in the barn. George follows up a moment later with, "Have you physically been out there?" This was a compelling guest with a great story and it seems George couldn't be bothered to listen. That or he's suffering the early stages of dementia.

Quote from: onan on January 26, 2014, 05:49:02 PM
Things have changed over the years. At one time addiction was considered a physiological response to the need for certain substances that had been abused, opiates, alcohol and benzodiazepines and maybe a few others... not sure. But over the last several decades addiction has included emotional/psychological dependence as well.

Since that is now the standard, it is fairly obvious that learned behaviors from the environment would easily migrate to the children of parents that are abusing non-"addictive" substances such as marijuana and cocaine.

I believe the study is suggesing that pot use by adolescents may be passed along to children later in life and that the changes are heriditary, not learned. I'm not sure of the methodology, but if further studies show the same, it could prove devestaing to the legalization movement. Of course, that may be the intent.


http://youtu.be/pwQtnkaWMrE

Food for thought:

http://www.thefix.com/content/study-shows-parents%E2%80%99-marijuana-use-may-spur-addiction-children

Quote from: Uncle Duke on January 25, 2014, 08:48:56 PM
So is Kadena noted for a significant number of abductions these days?  When I was there the place was known for kobi beef, island shaking take-offs by SR-71s, and the less than graceful dating habits of the USMC.

I lived on Kadena for 5 years as a kid and we loved watching the SR-71s takeoff. Great memories.

Quote from: Birdie on January 24, 2014, 01:00:31 AM
The older I get, the more I prefer winter over summer, but...I hate the dry skin cracks I get on my fingers in the winter. No matter how much lotion I use, it still happens (probably because I am a compulsive hand washer). I have one on the pad of my thumb right now and have been miserable all damn day. Ouch. You never realize how much you use or bump an area of skin until it has a big, sore, dry-around-the edges crack on it. Painful and annoying.

So far, the only way I have found to treat them is to lube the hell out of it with Neosporin, wrap with a thin strip of paper towel, and duct tape over the whole thing. Electrical tape works pretty well, too. But the wrap poses some issues for my compulsive hand washing...sigh.

My wife gets dry, chapped, and cracked hands. Whenever it happens, she applies a bunch of bag balm to her hands then covers them with socks. She swears by it.

http://www.bagbalm.com/

Quote from: Unscreened Caller on January 23, 2014, 01:39:36 PM
Good research, gbneely. The stats I was citing were for child sexual abuse, which is handled separately from physical abuse, neglect and maltreatment. I had to take certificate courses in child abuse for my certification, as teachers are legally obliged, if not morally compelled,  to report it. What I saw was unspeakable, and in my years I've had to report.

From the American Psychological Association:

Both works I quoted included sexual abuse statistics. I will agree with you that child abuse, sexual and otherwise, is wildly underreported. I don't believe we will ever get real numbers. That's why child victimization is so heinous and, I feel, needs to be dealt with more harshly.

Here are the numbers I found on the CDC website:

Quote• In 2011, U.S. state and local child protective services (CPS) received an estimated 3.7 million referrals of children being abused or neglected.1
• CPS estimated that 681,000 children (9.1 per 1,000) were victims of maltreatment.
• Of the child victims, 79% were victims of neglect; 18% of physical abuse; 9% of sexual abuse; and 10% were victims of other types of maltreatment including threatened abuse, parent’s drug/alcohol abuse, or lack of supervision.
• CPS reports of child maltreatment may underestimate the true occurrence. Non-CPS studies estimate that 1 in 7 U.S. children experience some form of child maltreatment in their lifetimes.2-4
• Between 1990 and 2010, CPS-reported rates of sexual violence declined 62%, physical abuse declined 56%, and neglect declined 10%.5
• The total lifetime economic burden resulting from new cases of fatal and nonfatal child maltreatment in the United States is approximately $124 billion.6

http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/cm-data-sheet--2013.pdf

They do cite other studies with higher reported rates of abuse:

QuoteViolence, abuse, and crime exposure in a national sample of children and youth.

Finkelhor D, Turner H, Ormrod R, Hamby SL.
Author information
Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA. david.finkelhor@unh.edu

Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this research was to obtain national estimates of exposure to the full spectrum of the childhood violence, abuse, and crime victimizations relevant to both clinical practice and public-policy approaches to the problem.

METHODS:
The study was based on a cross-sectional national telephone survey that involved a target sample of 4549 children aged 0 to 17 years.

RESULTS:
A clear majority (60.6%) of the children and youth in this nationally representative sample had experienced at least 1 direct or witnessed victimization in the previous year. Almost half (46.3%) had experienced a physical assault in the study year, 1 in 4 (24.6%) had experienced a property offense, 1 in 10 (10.2%) had experienced a form of child maltreatment, 6.1% had experienced a sexual victimization, and more than 1 in 4 (25.3%) had been a witness to violence or experienced another form of indirect victimization in the year, including 9.8% who had witnessed an intrafamily assault. One in 10 (10.2%) had experienced a victimization-related injury. More than one third (38.7%) had been exposed to 2 or more direct victimizations, 10.9% had 5 or more, and 2.4% had 10 or more during the study year.

CONCLUSIONS:
The scope and diversity of child exposure to victimization is not well recognized. Clinicians and researchers need to inquire about a larger spectrum of victimization types to identify multiply victimized children and tailor prevention and interventions to the full range of threats that children face.

Nowhere do the numbers approach what has been stated in this thread. That aside, I believe children do need to be taught to recognize and report abuse from somewhere other than the home. I also believe any adult who sexually abuses a child should face the death penalty, if convicted.