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10 Rock Stars Who Absolutely Hated The Music Industry

Being a musician always has its fair share of blockages when it comes to the press. This is still an industry that revolves around promotional material, and having to sell something that comes from your heart and soul will never be an easy thing to deal with. Some can handle it diplomatically, but don’t be surprised when some musicians also decide to fly away.

Throughout rock history, there have been countless musicians who have worked as hard as they could to keep a low profile or make music on their own terms, only to find themselves dealing with the press reporters on many occasions. When you’ve been part of this media circus for so long, it can sometimes feel like a pot is overflowing, and these artists have boiled over more than once, going on long tirades in the press or giving them very flippant compliments. about how they do their job.

Even though it sounds like diva behavior half the time, you can understand why some of these people were upset seeing their albums and songs turned into a stage show, when most of them were originally meant to be art projects intended only for themselves to understand. Having fans who adore you is always special, but the company pigs also have to spend time in the sun, and none of these musicians had it for a second.

Once grunge started dying in the mid-90s, metal music started to glamor again. While bands like Korn and Deftones offered a new sound to what most of us heard from Metallica, the nu metal explosion seemed to bring back the party vibe you had in the 80s, with the Family Tour Values looking like one of the biggest parties in the world. And the whole time metal was in the spotlight, Tool was there for absolutely nothing.

Part of the appeal behind Tool’s music has always been a certain mystique, and the band took a more self-contained approach to the media machine, still making in-house music videos with animated shorts by Adam Jones and not even doing a proper interview with the set. group until the release of the album 10,000 Days. Then again, this could have been just another draw for them, as fans ended up doing the extra work to find the intricacies behind a song like Lateralus or spending more time internalizing the bassline of a song like Forty Six and Two or Schism.

Even though Maynard James Keenan has started to open up with both Tool and A Perfect Circle, don’t expect him to be a tabloid magnet either, spending most of the time on Tool shows trolling the audience, either by implying that each song is their last and singing like a silhouette from the back of the stage. They may not have wanted to play along, but that’s because they weren’t your average metal band. There was something more sophisticated here, and it was worth more than any Limp Bizkit song could ever hope to be.

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Can you point out what part of my code is wrong to enable "logging only when specific acceleration conditions are satisfied"?
I want X samples of acceleration (eg, 10) to be logged every time a peak is detected.

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I looked through the following old forum post but could not make it work

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Ask a kid of the 80s or 90s about summers in their childhood and chances are they will all narrate to you their notorious adventures around mango – the king of fruits.

We are talking about days when summer vacations meant kids sneaking around their Nani’s backyard to grab fresh mangoes from mango trees and getting a treat of fresh aam panna drink before endless afternoon cricket matches. Aam panna, as we were told, improves digestion and helps prevent heat strokes.

Besides aam panna, drinks made of kokum and muskmelons are also popular in many households in India. Indigenous to the Western Ghats of India, kokum has been a summer staple for many years now. Konkanis fondly remember making syrup out of ripe kokum at home by storing them in a jar for a week. This syrup was then used to make kokum sherbet. The health benefits of kokum are many and find their way through ancient Ayurvedic texts; it relieves dehydration, flatulence, allergies etc.

So take a trip down the memory lane and re-live those carefree days of unbridled enthusiasm, or simply refresh yourself during a hot summer day by hopping over to your nearest McCafe to have Iced Splash drinks like Raw Mango, Kokum and Musk Melon.

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Heaven Upon Earth

“Love is indeed

Heaven upon Earth;

since Heaven above

would not be Heaven

without it. “

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The whole universe is made of love.

Don’t struggle, don’t deny the love,

be the happy, healthy person who

loves everything knowing that

the more they love

the more the Uni-verse will return that love.

Today, start the tsunami of love by first loving yourself

knowing that the Great Creator has never made any junk.

Love the family, their yours, love thy neighbor,

it takes everyone working together to create Heaven

here on Earth.

Love is indeed Heaven upon Earth.

Love is helping someone love themselves.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The FBI Has Sought To Interview Eric Ciaramella

This story comes via Yahoo, and the details are somewhat sketchy. The article stresses supposed internal debates at the FBI and suggests there was support for the idea that Ciaramella's complaint raised important issues: FBI seeks interview with CIA whistleblower. Whatever the nature of any internal debate, the FBI did reach out to Ciaramella but, obviously, since he's represented by Mark Zaid any such interview is unlikely. I would add that it's unlikely that the FBI would seek such an interview without having done significant background investigation on Ciaramella. The article specifically disclaims any knowledge re the scope of the intended interview and investigation. Excerpts below. Some of these statements are subject to more than one interpretation. Without knowing who the "former senior official" is it's difficult to judge. There are several former FBI officials who have adopted a clearly propagandistic stance in the Russia Hoax and related matters:

WASHINGTON — The FBI recently sought to question the CIA whistleblower who filed a complaint over President Trump’s July 25 Ukraine call — a move that came after a vigorous internal debate within the bureau over how to respond to some of the issues raised by the complaint’s allegations and whether they needed to be more thoroughly investigated, according to sources familiar with the matter.
In late September, the Justice Department confirmed that Brian Benczkowski, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department’s criminal division, and an appointee of Trump, had reviewed the whistleblower’s detailed complaint the previous month and determined there was no violation of campaign finance laws by the president when he asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to open up an investigation into the gas company that once paid Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, to serve on its board.
As a result, Kerri Kupec, chief of public affairs, said the Justice Department determined that “no further action was warranted.”
But that decision, a Justice Department official said, was limited only to the question of potential campaign finance law violations and not to any other issues raised in the whistleblower complaint. “It was a very narrow issue,” the official said.
Some officials within the FBI, which received its own copy of the whistleblower’s complaint in early September, chafed at a Justice Department move they believed was aimed at shutting down any inquiry at all, especially into potential counterintelligence issues raised by the allegations, according to a former senior U.S intelligence official who has discussed the matter with current FBI counterintelligence agents.
There were “guys who wanted to run with it,” said the former senior official. “People were pissed off.”
Others in the FBI were wary and “didn’t want to touch [the whistleblower complaint] with a 10-foot pole because of the Russia investigation,” said this former senior official.
FBI counterintelligence officials were particularly concerned about the claims — detailed in the whistleblower’s complaint — that the president’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani and two of his associates may have been manipulated by Russian interests, said the former senior official.

  1. Let me see if I have this right. The FBI wants to interview Mr. C, aka the whistleblower, to see if he has some nefarious goods on DJT.

    They don't want to interview him to learn if he overstepped his bounds, or maybe stepped into some legal difficulties himself, i.e., should be indicted and prosecuted.

    I also admit to having difficulty telling the good guys from the bad guys. Barr is running the DOJ. DOJ says nothing to see here, albeit in a limited sense, as you point out.

    Then engines start to rev up at the cesspool dba the FBI. The FBI reports to or is on the flow chart underneath the DOJ.

    Do we have here a pack of dogs off their chains and maybe foaming at the mouth? Are Mr. Wray's knickers in a snit? Is he foaming too?

    1. This is why I offered the caveat:

      "Without knowing who the "former senior official" is it's difficult to judge. There are several former FBI officials who have adopted a clearly propagandistic stance in the Russia Hoax and related matters:"

      The suggestion that Trump is being played by the Russians through the Ukrainians sounds very much like Russia Hoax Redux. I doubt that the FBI is going to fall for that again, and suspect that the source for this story is pushing the impeachment agenda. But the fact that the FBI sought an interview means that they've opened an investigation. What we'd all like to know is what type of investigation it is, who is the subject, what is the predication. I very much doubt that Wray took any step that wasn't ultimately approved by Barr, which is another reason to doubt the spin that the source puts on this.

    2. Everything in the article is about process--discussions, debates, and reactions by anonymous sources, in order to keep the "whistleblower" story alive--nothing is news, i.e. reporting events that have happened.

      They're attempting to resuscitate a corpse, breath new life into a dead body. They've got less than nothing.

      Media is entertainment--programming to keep you watching or reading to satisfy the vanity and narcissism of being "informed." Glorified gossip.

  2. Now come the Ukrainian MPs to knock the blocks out from under Schiff’s whole fake show - they are demanding a Ukrainian-U. S. investigation of the Burisma illegal actions re the “stolen” monies paid to Hunter Biden:

    KYIV. Nov 20 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian members of parliament have demanded the presidents of Ukraine and the United States, Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump, investigate suspicions of the legalization of $7.4 billion by the "family" of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych through the American investment fund Franklin Templeton Investments, which they said has ties to the U.S. Democratic Party.

    At a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine agency on Wednesday, MP Andriy Derkach announced that deputies have received new materials from investigative journalists about international corruption and the participation of Ukrainian officials in it.

    "Last week, November 14, the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO), unnoticed by the media, announced a new suspicion to the notorious owner of Burisma, ex-Ecology Minister Zlochevsky. According to the suspicion, the Yanukovych family is suspected, in particular, with legalizing (laundering) of criminally obtained income through Franklin Templeton Investments, an investment fund carrying out purchases of external government loan bonds totaling $7.4 billion," Derkach said.

    With reference to the investigation, he emphasized: it was money criminally obtained by the "family" of Yanukovych and invested in the purchase of Ukrainian debt in 2013-2014.

    For his part, MP Oleksandr Dubinsky from the Servant of the People faction said that according to investigators, "the Yanukovych 'family' illegally obtained $7.4 billion and laundered the funds through an investment fund close to some representatives of the U.S. Democratic Party in the form of external government loan bonds."

    Meanwhile, Derkach said that several facts indicate Franklin Templeton Investments' relationship with the U.S. Democratic Party.

    "The son of Templeton's founder, John Templeton Jr., was one of President Obama's major campaign donors. Another fund-related character is Thomas Donilon. Managing Director of BlackRock Investment Institute, shareholder Franklin Templeton Investments, which has the largest share in the fund. It is noteworthy that he previously was Obama's national security advisor," Derkach said. (Snip)

    According to Derkach, ex-Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin repeatedly appealed to the NABU Director Artem Sytnyk in the framework of criminal proceedings for Burisma, but constantly received formal responses. The activities of Shokin, according to the MP, irritated then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during his fifth visit to Kyiv in two years. The visit on December 7-8, 2015, was devoted to solving the issue of Shokin's resignation for the affairs of Zlochevsky and Burisma, he said.

    "The subject of pressure was the $1 billion credit guarantee that the United States should have provided to Ukraine: Biden himself acknowledged the pressure in his speech to the U.S. Foreign Relations Council in January 2018," Derkach said.

    1. Right. The amount of Dem corruption still to be exposed is huge. And you can probably count on it that there's far more in connection with China.

    2. Tom Donilon was Obama’s troubleshooter. His fixer. The guy who would go whenever and wherever there was a problem for Obama and try to make it better or paper it over. I read this at the time it was published. It reminds that his wife was Jill Biden’s chief of staff. Political incest?

  3. Yahoo? Isikoff? This whole thing sounds sort of sketchy to me. Something floated to raise doubts?

    1. That's pretty much my view. I don't doubt that the main point is true--that the FBI wanted to talk to Ciaramella. The spin given to it is a whole 'nuther story.

  4. "Others in the FBI were wary and “didn’t want to touch [the whistleblower complaint] with a 10-foot pole because of the Russia investigation,” said this former senior official. "

    One interpretation of this is that FBI agents don't want to investigate the "WB" claims for fear that they will start tripping over the feet of Durham's investigators, if the "WB" is implicated in the Russia Collusion Hoax that was perpetrated in 2016, and the follow-up effort to commit a soft coup.

    One rumor that fits this scenario is one in which the "WB" was one of Brennan's analysts working on the special "Russia Collusion Task Force" that Brennan assembled in 2016 to push the fake evidence into the FBI.

    If the "WB" has cropped up in Durham's CRIMINAL investigation of the origins of the Russia Collusion Delusion Hoax, I can well imagine nobody in the FBI wants to run with the WB allegation, for fear they will inadvertently mess up Durham's investigation.

    1. I saw the AP claiming they wanted to interview Ciaramella as a "witness" of some sort. That can be taken in a number of ways, including that--since they would be well aware that Ciaramella is not a WB--they want to get his version of where that information came from. We all know it was at least mostly from Vindman. IOW, it could actually be a leak investigation.


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Friday, March 13, 2020

UPDATED: Come In Off The Ledge: The Panic Is Over

Don Surber--The corona virus panic is over. Read it all.

This morning, The Atlantic declared, "The Trump Presidency Is Over." Never Trumper Peter Wehner wrote, "Donald Trump is shrinking before our eyes.
"The corona virus is quite likely to be the Trump presidency’s inflection point, when everything changed, when the bluster and ignorance and shallowness of America’s 45th president became undeniable, an empirical reality, as indisputable as the laws of science or a mathematical equation.
5 hours later, the only thing dead was the premise of the article.
President Donald John Trump this afternoon took ownership of corona virus at a press conference. In so doing, he restored America's faith in itself and its ability to conquer an illness.

The stock market, which had been upbeat all day ahead of his announcement of a payroll tax holiday, shot up.
States and hospitals will prepare for the worst. The federal government will give them information and money.
UPI also reported, "He also announced broad new authority for Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, allowing him to waive certain regulations and requirements to allow 'all hospitals maximum flexibility to respond to the virus and care for patients.'
"Under this new authority, Azar will be able to waive requirements and allow doctors to practice at out-of-state hospitals, and allow hospitals to increase bed capacity and length of stay for patients.
"Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said the declaration will allow healthcare facilities to do everything they possibly can to contain and mitigate the virus."
The press conference worked because it showed President Donald John Trump as large and in charge. He was ordering people around, and shoving back at the press. While salesmanship is important, a president must be a leader in times of crisis. President Trump led.
The reviews were positive. Mayor Bill de Blasio said, "Directionally, certainly a lot of good new initiatives in the president’s state of emergency."
David Axelrod tweeted, "But at least it can be said that the president, who as late as yesterday was minimizing the impact or the virus, reacted with appropriate seriousness today and laid out some meaningful steps."
But the fever has broken on the panic, which was the worse of the two evils.
The Atlantic was wrong. The Trump presidency isn't over. The panic is.

UPDATE 1: For a slightly, but not too much, different perspective here are 8 points that John Hinderaker makes. Follow the link for his full explanation of each point. I certainly don't agree with everything he says, but I do find his argument regarding The Politics of Coronavirus persuasive--as also Surber's.

1) The Democrats’ effort to blame coronavirus on Trump is doomed to fail. ...
2) On the contrary, the pandemic shows that Trump was right all along about China. ...
3) So far, voters are entirely indifferent to the Democrats’ attempts to gain political advantage from coronavirus. ...
4) One of the Democrats’ problems with coronavirus is that it isn’t a very threatening disease. ...
5) The stock market has taken a hit, but it is certain to rebound, and soon. ...
6) Early on, President Trump did the right thing: he tried to damp down the panic, while at the same time taking the measures that would have practical effect, in particular, banning China travel. As press hysteria mounted, he shifted toward visible activism. Today, he declared a national emergency ...
7) Long before November, it will be obvious to everyone that fear of coronavirus was vastly overblown. ...
8) Then again, maybe I am wrong. Maybe by November coronavirus hasn’t dissipated and people are worried about it. What then? In a crisis of any kind–war, depression, epidemic–most people want a strong executive. ...

Biden's dementia will only become more apparent.

UPDATE 2: NY Governor Cuomo on Mobile Coronavirus Testing: “I Want to Thank the Vice President and Especially the President who Facilitated This and Moved Quickly”.

  1. Best defense against Coronavirus bar of soap, lysol, bottle of Corona beer.

    Rob S

    1. The Atlantic isn't even a shadow of what it was from 1857 to 1970 or so. Occasionally, it has a terrific, reasoned piece, but more often than not, it pushes absurd left wing nonsense. I've given up on it.

    2. When a man like Cuomo, who is utterly vile, says something like that, and there have been others tooting along the same lines elsewhere, it suggests to me they've realized they have another five years of the Orange Man in their lives.

    3. They must know something, or strongly suspect.

  2. Or maybe when they finally had to work directly with Trump, what they found was in such stark contrast to their preconceived notions of the man that they felt obligated to tell the truth.

    1. In a crisis like this, even Dems want a real leader. The idea of putting the Dem in dementia and then into the WH has to be very, very scary at this point.

  3. Now it has been noticed that Zeke Emmanuel, the architect of Obamacare and proponent of no one’s living past 75, starting with himself, is a prominent member of Biden’s health advisory cadre. Didn’t he say he was working with “real scientists”? As recently as 2019, Zeke still held that there was no useful life after 75, so pffffft…

    A doctor and medical ethicist argues life after 75 is not worth living

    Wouldn’t you think he’d give Quid Pro Joe a queasy feeling?

    1. Only if you think that Slow Joe understands what Zeke is saying.

  4. Mark--I think Hinderaker is responding to the Dem strategy that I call "Lather, rinse, repeat." With an emphasis on "lather."

    Suggestion and projection are powerful tools in human psychology--and politics. Dems believe by constantly associating Trump with whatever ill-effect they identify, then Trump can permanently be associated with the reaction to those ill-effects.

    The challenge/problem, of course, that an outrage at every turn is exhausting, and is near-impossible to keep up the intensity and enthusiasm--much less the public's attention and interest. The general public has their own lives and interests to focus on. Politics, much less Orange Man Bad, 24/7/365 is not that interesting.

    If Trump were as bad as media promotes, we'd be up to our ears with victims of his travesties--all we have are complaining Dems with hair on fire. DDSOS.

    1. Didn't that used to be described as crying "Wolf!" too often?

    2. Of course, ain't no wolf coming. But people are tuning the Establishment out, based on their own observations.

  5. First of all, when will mature people understand that stuff happens? As much as we prepare, we can't control nature. We can, and should, prepare. Don't get me wrong. But, we are not in control of this world.

    Donald Trump was magnificent at yesterday's press conference. I said to myself that he just put the nail on the coffin to rumors of his demise.

    The bonus was reading Wehner's stupid column. When will these chumps ever learn? I guess that pride goeth before a fall.

    1. Joe--Three years in is ample time demonstrating that some (Wehner, et al.) are impervious to facts, or changing their mind once their opinion has been formed. There's really no helping these folks.

      I know a number of people (including a brother) who can't help themselves but to interject at times, "Trump is still an idiot," as if reciting a mantra or a catechism--expressions providing psychological comfort as an answer for the source of a mysterious phenomena.

      These sorts of Queensberry Rules Republicans have become indistinguishable from Democrats digging a hole--don't interrupt them.

  6. Are CDC et al still wasting precious time trying to develop a vaccine? Good grief, just connect a syringe to a 50-gallon drum full of the most potent strain of covid-19 and inject Chuck Norris.


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Medical Technology: Stepping Stones to the Future 🔬👩🏻🔬

by @studyante

So you want to study the health sciences, but you know medicine isn’t for you. Don’t stress- #medcute is here to help! Ever heard of Medical Technologists? They’re also called Clinical Laboratory Scientists and they are the reasons why your Doc knows exactly what’s wrong with you after he or she makes their differential diagnosis… Let’s hear from a Med Tech student and find out more!

Medical Laboratory Science was once a program I never considered getting into. I always heard about it from my friends, yet I was not interested, because I knew little about it. My high school self would never have imagined being in the program and enjoying every bit of it. This path was a dream I never dreamt of.

Being in the medical field was something I was always interested in since I was a child. I aspired to become a doctor at a young age. But as time passed by, I gained different interests and the course of my dreams shifted from being a fashion designer to an accountant and then to a performing artist. I was so curious, wanting to experience a lot- and that made me so confused about what I wanted to do in the future. For secondary school, I entered a science-focused high school where I rediscovered my love for the sciences. There, I was reminded of what I wanted in the first place, to become a doctor. The drive I have right now was sparked by my biology teachers. I loved biology so much at that time that I wanted to pursue biology. But it was yet another stepping stone for me to finally reach what I would truly love.

Analyzing samples…

Preparing for college was the most challenging thing in the process because it determines where we will be in four or more years. This was the time I explored new things, new challenges, and new opportunities. I applied to different sciences: biology, molecular biology, nutrition and dietetics, and medical laboratory science. Interest, skills, opportunity, and practicality were the factors I considered. None of these fields was a bad choice and I loved every single one, but I chose the course that best fit a student like me: I chose Medical Technology.

Medical Laboratory Scientists or Medical Technologists are those who work in the laboratory, analyze bodily fluids, which aids with the physician’s diagnosis. They are barely known by people, compared to the nurses and doctors, and their roles are somewhat disregarded. The situation of the world today clearly shows that Med Techs are “unsung heroes” but they carry a great responsibility. I want this profession to be seen as equal in importance with other healthcare workers, and be recognized accordingly. They deserve it. Even with just a year of experience in the laboratory as a student, I was enlightened more about what this course can offer. We are exposed to different microorganisms and infectious fluids, but we learn how to be cautious and responsible inside the laboratory. We experience multiple phlebotomy procedures per day, both done to ourselves and our classmates, and we never complain. Experiencing these things give us the proper training, skills, and the privilege to handle patients in the future.

It took a long time before I considered getting into the course. But I hope that through my journey, others will consider studying Medical Laboratory Science and be one of the “heroes of the lab”. I am so grateful I chose this program and that I am able to study with many of my friends, as we share our successes and joys, and also our challenges and defeats. May we see just how important, rewarding, and fulfilling being a Medical Laboratory Scientist is.

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Have you had the conversation that can save lives?

Earlier this year, Department of Human Services staff member Christine Young, a registered organ donor, sadly passed away. But in doing so, she selflessly transformed the lives of 3 people by donating her kidneys and corneas.

Christine’s former colleague, Margaret De Lamotte, reflects on her decision to become an organ donor.

“My friend was a wonderful person,” Margaret said. “The difference her generosity and thoughtfulness has had on the lives of these recipients cannot be measured but will hopefully start others talking about becoming organ donors themselves.”

Christine started working in Medibank in 1975 and transferred to Medicare 9 years later. She spent the majority of her career managing the Camden Medicare Service Centre, where she was a passionate advocate for the Australian Organ Donor Register and tireless in her efforts to have people register their donation decision.

“She’d speak to anyone who’d listen about this,” Margaret said. “When handing out any kind of form which included registration for the Australian Organ Donor Register, she’d always ask members of the community if they wanted to complete that section and encourage them to talk to their loved ones about their wishes.”

Christine retired in December 2014 and sadly passed away on 19 February 2016.

To honour her legacy of giving, Christine’s friends and family donated to the John Hunter Hospital Brain Injury unit in lieu of flowers.

“Christine is dearly missed by all who knew her,” Margaret said. “She was always so positive and supportive.

“As my manager she got me through many challenging times personally. Her mantra to me was ‘count your blessings’ and that’s something I always remember when things get tough.

“I think it’s entirely appropriate that the kindness she so freely shared with her colleagues now benefits those she’s helped since passing. To me, she’s a kind of super hero – helping to improve the lives of people she hasn’t even met with her final wish.

“You can register to become an organ donor with the Australia Organ Donor Register and talk to your loved ones about what you want to do.”

Sunday 31 July–Sunday 7 August is national DonateLife Week. There are currently around 1,500 people on the Australian organ transplant waiting list and just 1 organ and tissue donor can change the lives of 10 or more people.


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How To Treat Herpes

How To Treat Herpes
How To Treat Herpes

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Video: Herpes virus treatment 2022, November

Unfortunately, most of us have met and continue to deal with a problem like herpes. Herpes is a viral disease that manifests itself in the appearance of a rash in the form of a group of bubbles on the surface of the skin and mucous membranes. As a rule, hypothermia or overheating of the body, a deterioration in the state of immunity, stimulates the development of the disease.

How to treat herpes
How to treat herpes

There are two main types of herpes: simple (if ingested, it can persist throughout life) and shingles (caused by the chickenpox virus and has more serious symptoms and consequences).

Mainly, the herpes virus is transmitted by contact, airborne droplets, through household items and by vertical route (from mother to fetus).

First of all, if you experience a problem like herpes, we advise you to see a doctor. If for some reason this is not possible, then there are several ways to get rid of herpes. Traditional medicine offers the following methods:

  1. If the rash has not yet appeared, but you feel familiar sensations and itching, then you can treat herpes by applying a napkin with ice wrapped in it to the right place for 5 minutes every 2-3 hours.
  2. Rashes can be lubricated with tea tree oil or fir oil 3-4 times a day.
  3. Leaves of brewed tea can be applied to the wound. Tea contains tannin, which helps dry the wound.
  4. You can apply gruel from raspberry branches to the affected area. To prepare this product, you must thoroughly wash the raspberry branches, chop and knead until mushy.
  5. Rashes can also be lubricated with tincture of birch buds.
  6. It is advised, among other things, to rub the affected area with garlic. To do this, you need to peel the chive, chop and apply to the affected area. It is important to avoid getting moisture on the inflamed area.

Of course, in addition to folk remedies, classical medicine offers a lot of drugs for the treatment of the herpes virus. The advantage of classical medicine, mainly, is that the drugs remove not only the external manifestations of herpes, but also the problem itself from the inside. The most commonly used drugs at the moment are: acyclovir (tablets, ointment, cream and solution for internal infusion), valacyclovir (a new generation drug intended for the treatment and prevention of herpes of the lips and genital herpes), famvir (an antiherpetic multidimensional drug for the treatment and prevention; has some advantage over other drugs in this direction, famvir is in infected cells after a single dose for more than 12 hours, which contributes to the final destruction of the virus and the ability to avoid relapse). Of course, it is necessary to carefully study the method of application of the drug and its other properties according to the instructions before personally treating herpes.

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10:13 AM, Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

karnataka-stateMangaluru: The District and Sessions Judge and District Legal Services Authority Chairman K S Beelagi flagged off a Legal Literacy Chariot and Mobile Janatha Court at the District Court premises on Monday, May 28th.

Beelagi spoke on the occasion ans said everyone must have legal knowledge as law was an integral part of man’s life. Additional DC Vaishali, DCP Uma Prashanth and Mangaluru Bar Association President M R Ballal also spoke as chief guests.

District Legal Services Authority, Zilla Panchayat, Police Department, Bar Association, SDM Law College and Departments of Labour, Education, Women and Child Development, Health and Family Welfare and Information and Publicity jointly organized the event.

Assistant Labour Commissioner K B Nagaraj, District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr M Ramakrishna Rao, DDPI Y Shivaramayya, Deputy Director of PU Education Department Nagarajappa and others were present.

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Melbourne Jazz Dance Association is sorry to announce that
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MJDA considers the safety of our attendees to be paramount in running successful events. We cannot predict that it will be safe—or even allowed—to run an event that brings hundreds of people into close contact with each other in November. We also cannot wait any longer to make this decision, so we are cancelling this year to make sure we can all stay safe and come together again in the future.

While MLX will not run this year, MJDA is still looking at other ways we can provide our community with an opportunity to celebrate the love of our dance. We don't yet know what that will look like, but you can stay up to date by following us on Facebook or Instagram.

We can't wait to see you all again on November 18-21, 2021.

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Author Talks with Nell Pierce

Nell Pierce is the prestigious winner of the 2022 Australian/ Vogel’s Literary Award. This award is presented to an unpublished author and their manuscript, in the hopes of finding Australia’s next BIG literary author and launching their writing career. Nell Pierce was this year’s winner. Nell is already topping charts and our very own Literary Lovers Book Club is very excited to read Nell’s ‘A Place Near Eden’ for the month of July.

Welcome Nell and thank you so much for being a part of my Author Talks space online! It is an absolute privilege and pleasure to be discussing your debut novel and writing experience with you 😊

Nell, how does it feel to be a debut novelist and award winner all wrapped up in one? Congratulations 🥳

Thank you! It feels pretty great!!

I wrote a lot of A PLACE NEAR EDEN when I was living in New York. I was working as a literary agent, which was fun and fast paced (and also sometimes quite stressful) and before work I’d go to a Pret near the office to do a little writing. My job involved working with authors and helping them get published, so it was very inspiring but also sometimes a reminder of how hard publishing can be. I made my peace with the fact that my novel might end up only being read by my mum and dad. I just enjoyed the process of writing and having that part of the morning that I dedicated to myself. It was nice to have a project to work on that was just for me. I’d sit down with a coffee and sometimes some oatmeal or a yogurt and get out my laptop and that half hour was a little luxury.

When I found out I’d won the Vogel I was pregnant with my daughter, who was born around the same time the book published. It was funny timing, because I’d kept my pregnancy a secret for the first trimester, and had just started telling people, and was feeling really relieved not to have the burden of a secret anymore. I’m a terrible secret keeper, especially with happy secrets, like having a baby, I just want to tell everyone. So then, just when I thought my secret keeping was over, I got another happy secret when I found out I’d won the Vogel. I found out in September but I wasn’t allowed to tell anyone until the announcement was made in May of the next year. In the meantime, I worked with Allen and Unwin to edit the book, which was a fantastic experience.

I guess in summary I’m feeling really lucky!

What was your turning moment that made you click “submit” on your manuscript for The Australian/ Vogel’s Literary Award?

It was my partner, Mark, who convinced me to submit to the Vogel. I’d been working on the manuscript for so many years, I think I could have kept working on it forever! The Vogel’s Literary Award was a great deadline to help me stop working on the manuscript and start thinking about moving onto something new. And then when I won, I got to go back into the manuscript and start editing. It was very hard to part with the pages when it was time to finally turn them in. Even now, I’ll be in the shower, and I’ll think of a paragraph or passage that I wish I’d included.

Have Tilly, Sam and Celeste’s story always been with you? How did they come about and then their written stories come to fruition?

I really love the area around Eden on the south coast of NSW. I used to visit there a lot as a kid, and I love the ocean, the contrast between the calm inlet waters and the surf beaches, the gum trees and bush, and the sense of wildness in the rugged landscape. When I was living in New York I really missed that landscape, and so I started writing something set there so that I could mentally visit even though I was physically so far away. So I started with the setting even before the characters. Maybe because I spent a lot of time around Eden when I was a teenager, I started to think about a coming of age story in that setting. And, I think, the landscape around there is beautiful but also, especially in the context of ocean rips, sometimes dangerous, and so I think that gave rise to some of the darker themes in the novel.

After I had the setting, the characters of Tilly, Sem and Celeste came next. When I was coming up with their characters I was thinking a lot about the ways that we’re responsible for other people, especially the people we love, and also about the ways we can fail in that responsibility. I think Michael Ondaatje’s THE ENGLISH PATIENT touches on this in a way. Ondaatje’s characters claim that they are not ‘beholden’ to each other, despite their romantic relationships. I think about that a lot, perhaps because I struggle to understand it. I’m not able to have cool and detached relationships like that. So in my novel I wanted to explore the ways that we are all beholden to each other, and what it looks like to fail in those obligations.

From your experiences of working in Family Law Court of Australia, do you feel this has influenced your writing, depictions of characters and behaviours?

One thing that struck me when I was working at the Family Court was the way the parties to a relationship can have such different understandings of shared events. And I see it all the time in my own life as well. My partner and I have fought because he thought I was giving him unsolicited advice about his career when I thought he’d directly asked me for my input. Or there was the period he didn’t cook me mushrooms because he thought I’d said I don’t like them when in fact I love mushrooms and have no memory of saying anything to the contrary. And there’s nothing more frustrating and lonely than getting to the place where you just have to kind of ‘agree to disagree’ when you both just remember things differently. Those are small examples, but miscommunication and misremembering can easily turn into something much bigger. There can be a kind of horror in not knowing what the truth is, or having your idea of the truth disputed or disregarded, or not knowing who to trust.

I was captivated from the moment I started ‘A Place Near Eden’, until the moment I put it down. My favourite quote came from Sem and it surrounded his desperate need to make his own choices in a world where before the age of 18, jumping around homes and changing environments – he didn’t hold a lot of autonomy. My question to you is, where are you choosing to take your writing career from here? Are you a planner or choosing to let your creativity lead the way?

I am a planner! Some people can sit down and write a novel in a burst of passionate inspiration, but unfortunately I’m not one of those people. I like to take my time getting to know my characters and the setting and themes for the novel before I start writing. And I keep the first draft in handwritten form to remind myself that it’s just a draft and won’t be turned in or shown to anyone. That way I feel like I have the freedom to experiment and take risks. So that’s what I’m doing at the moment for my next novel. I’m experimenting with a few characters who knew each other in high school but are now in their thirties, and thinking about Melbourne, Amsterdam (where my family lives) and New York City. It can be tricky because sometimes I have ideas that I struggle to fit into my idea of the novel I’m working on. Like yesterday I had a vision of one of my new characters in her sixties, but I’m not sure if there’s room for that period of her life in the book. I try to hold all those ideas loosely and just see where it goes.

Thank you Nell for your time, care in response and well, your novel! It’s an absolute joy to have shared our interview on 💖🎙 Another big cheer for Allen & Unwin for sending me a copy of ‘A Place Near Eden’ for review and recommendation 🥳 To check out my review of Nell’s book, click here!

1 Week in …

Wow!! One week in and I’ve already had the ABSOLUTE privilege of chatting with debut Australian Author, Averil Kenny.

Averil wrote the book ‘Those Hamilton Sisters’, which I devoured over the Easter Long Weekend here in Australia. Averil instantly responded to my picture and short review of ‘Those Hamilton Sisters’ on Instagram and well … look at us now!

You can find our discussion in ‘Author Talks’. Thank you so much Averil!


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Today’s rapidly changing world has shifted our focus from self-sufficiency towards rampant consumerism. This is a huge mistake which will soon come back to haunt millions of Americas. We have forgotten that survival comes first and that our ability to depend on ourselves trumps anything we can purchase or have someone else do for us.

The primary problem concerning our personal safety and liberty today is not military conflict, political breakdowns or even the potential collapse of our financial system. The danger lurks in our unreliable food supply. The reality of the situation is that food distribution supply lines in America are roughly three days long. This means that in the blink of an eye we could be facing empty supermarket shelves and runs on food, which would resemble the bank runs of the Great Depression.

This situation is worsened by the fact that everyone needs food to survive. We ignore this never-changing reality and many of us will pay for it with empty stomachs and starvation. It is our duty, both to our country and to our self to prepare for the coming food shortages.

The root of our false sense of security lies in the notion that “it cannot happen to us.” Most Americans laugh-off examples such as the Argentine food riots of 2001 and the food riots which took place in Mogadishu, Somalia earlier this year. It is a huge and potentially fatal mistake to think that this sort of scenario will not play out in the United States.

The added component of financial volatility further destabilizes the situation. With the U.S. dollar in a constant state of flux, our economic uncertainties could easily exacerbate a massive food shortage. Remember that food producers will sell their products to the highest bidder and if the dollar defaults, as some have predicted, even locally grown foods may find their way overseas to buyers who bid with stronger currencies. This situation would leave gainfully employed Americans unable to purchase the food they need to feed themselves and their loved ones. Relying on the three-day food supply machine is not only risky; it is downright stupid and self-destructive.

Americans must turn back to our agricultural roots. We are blessed with some of the most fertile soil in the world. Each region of the United States presents the ideal breeding ground for various seeds which grow into foods that can ensure survival during a food shortage or famine.

Before we can turn to this sort of preparation, however, we must address the mistakes we currently make. Simply diving into the world of seeds is pointless if we don’t understand where we currently stand. We need to know where we are coming from if we want to know where we are going. In order to figure out which path to take, we must eliminate our current mistakes and misconceptions.

Did you know that the average American family of four actually may be throwing away hundreds of pounds of potential food yield per year? This is a shocking bit of speculation derived from the well-known fact that the average American family discards between twenty and thirty pounds of seeds every single year.

If you are reading this report, chances are that you are not one of those people. If that is the case then congratulations are in order. You are well-aware of the impending troubles facing our country and are doing the right thing by educating yourself further.

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Using a muzzle-loading firearm to hunt is a challenge. Muzzle loaders are more susceptible to rain, snow and moisture due to the less advanced ignition system used. Most muzzle loaders have one shot, and take a minute or more to reload. The use of black powder as the propellant causes fouling that will slow down reloading and is corrosive. A muzzle loader is more sensitive to improper cleaning and maintenance. The average range of a muzzleloader is about 200 yards, closer if you are using a smooth bore. This forces the hunter to possess better than average field craft and stalking techniques. Hunting game with a muzzle loader is not for everyone. So why do people still use muzzle loaders to hunt?

Muzzle loaders have been used for hundreds of years. War has been fought, empires destroyed and freedoms defended from the business end of a muzzle loader. The firearm is still usable today. It is a simpler weapon, cheaper to use on a regular basis than a modern cartridge firearm and it still gets the job done. Once you understand its usage and limitations, it is a pleasure to use.

Black powder firearms are deadly. Make no mistake about that. HOWEVER, they are not recommended for self defense. The possibility of a misfire is too great to risk your life or the lives of those you love. Hunting game is fine, but do not use black powder firearms for self defense unless you are in dire need. Always follow proper safety procedures when using black powder.

The term ‘lead’ is used to describe the round ball or Minie ball rounds used in a muzzleloader.

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Happy Birthday, Isaac Hayes

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One of the key figures at Stax on stage and off, Isaac Hayes, was born today, August 20, 1942 in Covington, TN. Raised by his grandparents, Hayes began singing in church at age five and eventually taught himself to play several instruments–piano, organ, and saxophone–before later moving to Memphis for club gigs. That versatitlity and a talent for songwriting and producing helped him become one of  the architects of the Memphis soul sound at Stax. After working in the house band for artists like Otis Redding, he began writing hits with his partner Dave Porter. The two became a creative powerhouse, crafting over 200 songs, many of them becoming classics for Sam & Dave (“Soul Man,”), Carla Thomas (“B-A-B-Y”), and Johnnie Taylor (“I Had a Dream”).

Hayes launched a solo career in 1967 with “Presenting Isaac Hayes,” but it was his distinctive wah-wah guitar-fueled “Theme From Shaft” that made him a household name across America and all over the world. Can ya dig it?

The title track from the 1971 blaxploitation film “Shaft” soundtrack went on to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Not only was it a memorable hit but Isaac Hayes was the first African-American to win an Oscar in that category.

When his music career waned, Hayes shifted to acting and was a regular on “The Rockford Files,” and had roles in movies such as “Truck Turner,” “Hustle & Flow,” and “Escape From New York.” In 1997, Hayes became popular to a new generation of fans when he provided the voice of Jerome “Chef” McElroy, one of the characters on the cartoon TV series “South Park.” Chef was an immediate hit and even though he was a school cafeteria worker, he often broke into song like this raunchy track from Chef Aid:

In 2002, Isaac Hayes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was in ill health on August 10, 2008, when he collapsed at his home in Memphis and died from a stroke ten days before his 66th birthday.

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Saturday, November 26, 2022

Police Bodycam Footage Emerges of Ukiah Police Tasering, Pepper-Spraying, and Applying ‘Distraction Strikes’ on Naked Man

On April 1, 2021, Ukiah Police Department’s use-of-force practices came under scrutiny after footage emerged of the tasing, pepper-spraying, and striking of a naked man. Officers were responding to reports of a naked man, later identified as Geraldo Magdaleno, acting erratically and running along the roadway. The proceeding events were documented via bystanders but now, nearly nine months later, footage from a body camera worn by the officer who initially contacted Magdaleno has come to light.

The bodycam footage shows an officer driving into a parking lot of 1400 block of South State Street with the nude Magdaleno in full view. Upon exiting the patrol vehicle, the UPD officer began ordering the nude Magdaleno on the ground. The officer continued to approach Magdaleno and then drew his taser and continued ordering him to “get on the ground.”

From getting out of the patrol vehicle to the first deployment of the taser, there was a total of 26 seconds. In that half-a-minute, the officer repeatedly, with few breaks in between or changes in delivery, ordered Magdaleno on the ground.

Warning: Nudity and Police Violence

Magdaleno’s face and physicality were surprisingly non-plussed at the presence of the officer, at points, staring away from the officer. His affect was flat and the only time before the first deployment of the taser he changed his location was pivoting and walking laterally from the officer.

When the officer deploys the taser, Magdaleno seized up and fell backward, and for just a moment was dazed on the ground, and then stood back up.

When he arose, the officer deployed pepper spray. Magdaleno outstretched his hand to block the stream of pepper spray, and once again, displayed very little signs of discomfort or pain.

For approximately two minutes, the officer continued the “get on the ground” refrain while Magdaleno continued to not show any obvious signs he was trying to intimidate the officer or make any gestures of aggression towards the officer. Magdaleno seems somewhat dazed, and in the context of information from his family that he suffers from schizophrenia and was intoxicated on LSD, could be disassociated as a result of his mental illness. Though there are no obvious physical signs of resistance, it is clear Magdaleno was not obeying the officer’s command to “get on the ground.”

Gerardo Magdaleno [Mugshot from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Booking Logs]

At about the three-minute mark, another officer appeared off-camera, and the officer first on scene tells him, “Zap him. I already hit him once.” A second taser is deployed, and ance again, Magdaleno seized up and fell to the ground. From that point, the distraction strikes begin.

In a press release from the Ukiah Police Department soon after the incident, the punches Magdaleno experienced were described as “distraction strikes” explaining, “The Officers then attempted to gain compliance by delivering numerous distraction strikes to the suspect’s head. This allowed the Officers a brief opportunity to place Magdaleno into handcuffs, and then the technique was ceased.”

Magdaleno was in the scrum of three separate officers before they are able to successfully handcuff him. By the time the immediate physical force was complete, multiple UPD officers had arrived as well as Mendocino County Sheriff deputies.

Law enforcement and emergency personnel are obviously attempting to make sense of the circumstance and placing Magdaleno in a full-body restraint.

A review of the Ukiah Police Department’s Policy Manual describes multiple factors used to determine the reasonableness of force. The following factors could shed light on the appropriateness of the use of force in the circumstance depicted in the bodycam footage:

  • “The apparent immediacy and severity of the threat to officers or others”
  • “The effects of suspected drugs or alcohol”
  • “The individual’s apparent mental state or capacity”
  • “Proximity of weapons or dangerous improvised devices”
  • “Whether the person appears to be resisting, attempting to evade arrest by flight, or is attacking the officer.”

Francisco Magdaleno, Geraldo’s brother, told us that when the incident occurred there were “no children or people around. He was not doing anything. He was not hurting anyone. He did not deserve what they did to him.”

Reaching out to Ukiah Police Department Lieutenant Andrew Phillips, he told us that due to the fact the use of force incident is involved with ongoing litigation, he could not provide comment at this time.

We reached out to Magdaleno’s defense attorney, Izaak D. Schwaiger, but have yet to hear back.

In the days preceding the incident, then UPD Chief Justin Wyatt promised the community a full investigation of the use of force. In his video address, Chief Wyatt said the department was taking the community’s reaction “very seriously” and promised a “full and independent investigation into this manner and this department will participate fully in that investigation.”

Protestors gathered to express their frustration with what they perceived as an excessive use of force

The day after the incident approximately fifteen Mendocino County residents gathered at noon in Ukiah in protest of what demonstrators saw as a case of excessive use of force

Ukiah Police Department has navigated multiple controversies over the last year including firing UPD Sergeant Kevin Murray who stands accused of two separate incidents of sexual violence. Those charges include a November 2020 incident of sexual battery, burglary, and drug possession and the second set of charges was filed one month later accusing Murray of rape and forcible oral copulation in 2014. Also, associated with Kevin Murray, an ex-female UPD officer is suing the department for a sustained sexual harassment campaign she claims to have faced from both Murray and others in the department.

Despite promises from both UPD and the Ukiah City Council to investigate the April 2021 use of force, no conclusions or follow-up have been provided.

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  1. What are the results of the so-called outside independent investigation that the city of Ukiah commissioned? It is a public record, and needs to see the light of day.

    • Let’s face it: there are but two ways and only two ways only to rectify this event. First, when a large, Hispanic man with neck tattoos that, may or may not, signify strong, gang affiliations appears naked on the streets of Ukiah after ingesting LSD or other behavioral transforming drugs that elicite violent inclinations, the only thing to do at this point is to call Mike Geniella to instigate an immediate “independent investigation” to determine how to proceed with the crazy, naked man. Two: pass a law in Ukiah that allows aggressive, naked people high on drugs to freely roam the streets. It’s only fair and common practice in San Francisco. People of Mendocino: remember, sentiments of virtue trump law and order any day of the week.

      • This is not about a tattooed, mentally ill naked man roaming around in public, this is about the use of excessive force. Magdaleno was clearly in the wrong. It is not ok for a mentally ill, tattooed naked man high on drugs to wander around in public, as well as any man or woman. The issue here is about the use of excessive force by Police.

      • yeah those neck tattoo’s can jump right off and murder white people!!! i mean really??profiling much??

      • Dear Veronica and you too, Joe. Resisting arrest is aggression. Wandering naked in a road is aggression to on-coming drivers. Neck tattoos? Common insignia for Mexican crime gangs. “May or may not.” For those who have problems with meaning and English, it means (as written) that our wandering naked man with selfish disregard for others, could or could not be a member of a street gang. My guess is that he did not get those tattoos to apply for the police academy or a job in local government. (not yet, anyhow) Increasingly, the streets of Ukiah are becoming a city wide play pen for self-pleasuring drunks and druggies who have absolutely no regard for others; especially woman, children and the elderly. Civilization disappears one naked man at a time roaming the streets on LSD. Down in Mexico, even before the police arrived, able bodied men would have removed this person from the streets; perhaps, never to be seen again. In Ukiah, progressive, able bodied men imagine ways for naked men to sue the police.

    • Mr. J.M. Thanks for what you do! But for the grace of God….there go I. Circumstances alone can drive a person to this mental state. Don’t think it can’t happen to you. Life [CAN] break you enough. Then have a little [☠] to make it all better …but it doesn’t, it makes everything waaay worse! I’m going to step out on a limb here and say if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Come down off your pedestal before it’s you or one of your loved ones.

  2. Shocked and sickened by watching what happens when “people” lose their humanity! There’s NO excuse for this. None. 🤮

    Apologies to him and his family.

  3. Apologies to the police officers involved who had to deal w this naked asshole to keep the public safe. The officers should be able to Sue for their injuries and emotional trauma. Only in America will Biden and the rest of the liberal commies try to compensate this criminal.

    • the America I grew up in is founded on the Golden Rule. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you Anyone remember that?

  4. It becomes perfectly clear when a person is naked that they are unarmed. So why didn’t these big tough cops overpower the naked man and subdue him? Because that would require touching a naked person? Maybe catch cooties? Tasers and pepper spray? If cops are not trained to take down an unarmed person without using a weapon then they tend to shoot them with something. Cops need better training to be better cops.

      • Grace Hudson school is at 251Jefferson Ln. this event happened on The 1400 block of State Street. I don’t remember if school was even in session when this happened?Because of the pandemic. I would be more concerned about my kids seeing a butt ton of law enforcement beating the life out of ONE naked man on the ground than the naked man on the ground. Had I been in the vicinity I would have stopped and given him a blanket or shirt to wrap up in while he waited the police to come and beat him to a pulp. I feel like seeing So many police officers gang pummeling a human being on the cement in the middle of town would be way more traumatizing to my children then seeing somebody in their birthday suit.

      • Why, if you want to be percise, Grace Hudson Elementary School is exactley behind the “coffee lady” located at 1610 South State Street. This event took place at 1450 South State Street, just barely over a block away. The school’s address and enterance may be on Jefferson, but its grounds are only feet away from South State Street.

  5. Situations like this is where a mental health expert would have played a valuable role in handling this situation. Police Officers are not trained to deal with mentally ill people. Some Police departments are considering, or have already implemented such resources, and UPD should follow suit.

  6. nothing like watching a bunch of fragile white cops beat on brown people to the sultry power ballads of kuki….. way to go upd!!! you just made an honest country music video!!

    • Checked out the “wrap” and yeah great product we should definitely get some! And, Because school is being mentioned as an issue at the time of this event took place I have to ask, does anybody remember whether school was closed because of the pandemic at the time this event took place? I feel like it was but don’t quote me on that I don’t really remember.

  7. I am usually a law and order dude. However, there are several facts that become very apparent in the video. First, he may have been in the road before the police car arrived, but he definitely wasn’t in the street in this video. Second, it seems that the police officer who was driving the car with the dash cam launched into punching the suspect without assessing the situation. Without a doubt, Ukiah police officers could use some more training on submission techniques.

  8. Why, if you want to be percise, Grace Hudson Elementary School is exactley behind the “coffee lady” located at 1610 South State Street. This event took place at 1450 South State Street, just barely over a block away. The school’s address and enterance may be on Jefferson, but its grounds are only feet away from South State Street.

  9. What I don’t understand is why the cop even tased him and pepper sprayed him in the first place. The guy had no weapon. Is the cop just a pussy. Wasn’t he trained at the Academy in 50 different ways to whip your ass? He needs to go back to the Academy and learn some hand-to-hand combat and pressure point restraint maneuvers. I could’ve handled that guy and I weigh 160 pounds. Maybe it was just because he’s naked and he didn’t wanna get near him. Lol.

  10. It’s all racial. In the very beginning, the cop says to dispatch ‘We got an illegal’… and proceeded to unleash his hatred. He was lovin’ it.

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