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Quote: lilredroosterQuote: ChesterDogQuote: lilredroosterQuote: Dieter
I believe I heard about a very successful addiction program in the UK that was - essentially - the government giving out hard drugs, in certain cases.
I googled that and found zip
if it's true - they've successfully managed to hide the program from google - not an easy task
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Here's an abtract of a 1988 paper on how the British had dealt with their heroin problem.
Until the 1970s, British doctors prescribed heroin to addicts.
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okay - it looks like Dieter was correct - my apologies for questioning the validity of his post
but I read the abstract - and it indicates that the program was abolished probably (my opinion) because it was a failure
from the article:
"The present era, commencing in the 1970s saw a shift to a treatment-oriented approach in which doctors began prescribing oral methadone rather than injectable heroin and treatment emphasized a short, rapid reduction in drug use rather than maintenance.
Increasing drug use in the 1980s prompted additional policy changes that placed much less emphasis on the medical profession as a source of official control, focusing instead on increased drug law enforcement, detoxification services, and voluntary self-help and rehabilitation programs."
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No offense (offence?) taken. I'm sure that there are a range of treatment goals, from "use less dangerously" (like needle exchanges), to "use less dangerous things" (like methadone clinics), to getting off the junk.
One size likely does not fit all. Case by case evaluation and customized treatment seems like it would offer better outcomes.
Limited experience, but "they" were probably right not to give me a big jar of opiates to get over my surgery this time around.
The cocaine was included so that users could experience more pleasure, and typically the ones who got both drugs were terminally ill. A very small number got the cocaine, more got just the heroin.
People who don't know anything about pharmaceuticals shudder when they hear the word "heroin" but heroin is nothing more than diacetyl morphine, and it turns into morphine anyway after injected with one pass through the blood brain barrier. Morphine was invented because they thought it was an answer to opium addiction, just as heroin was supposed to cure morphine addiction. All opiates are more or less the same - habit forming, leading to physical dependence. They all have the same or similar side effect of constipation. Calling one "more bad" over another is just plain ignorance. All opiates should be avoided entirely unless absolutely needed for short term use, or in the terminally ill.
Quote: AxelWolfI bought one of the better one's (not a Roomba) that actually scrubs/Mop the floors and that thing sucked bad, I finally got fed up and tossed it into the garage.Quote: rxwineQuote: avianrandyBut when robots break down,humans have to fix and maintain them. And they have to have someone to plug them in to recharge.
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Roomba's have been automatically going to their charging station for years now. Now they empty their own bins into a larger bin. Pretty soon, they will probably brush your teeth.
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The best thing I've found is a steam mop if you really need clean. I've got one of those Bissell power vacuum and scrubber but it only works a bit better than robot mopper.
Quote: rxwine
The best thing I've found is a steam mop if you really need clean. I've got one of those Bissell power vacuum and scrubber but it only works a bit better than robot mopper.
You should try a wife. My first one was expensive and inefficient but my second one is doing an admirable job.
Quote: DRichQuote: rxwine
The best thing I've found is a steam mop if you really need clean. I've got one of those Bissell power vacuum and scrubber but it only works a bit better than robot mopper.
You should try a wife. My first one was expensive and inefficient but my second one is doing an admirable job.
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Send her over.
I'm am sticking to an industrial grade mop and mop bucket when I want to really get the job done well, and my wife will use her swiffer in the meantime.Quote: rxwineQuote: AxelWolfI bought one of the better one's (not a Roomba) that actually scrubs/Mop the floors and that thing sucked bad, I finally got fed up and tossed it into the garage.Quote: rxwineQuote: avianrandyBut when robots break down,humans have to fix and maintain them. And they have to have someone to plug them in to recharge.
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Roomba's have been automatically going to their charging station for years now. Now they empty their own bins into a larger bin. Pretty soon, they will probably brush your teeth.
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The best thing I've found is a steam mop if you really need clean. I've got one of those Bissell power vacuum and scrubber but it only works a bit better than robot mopper.
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Quote: AxelWolfI'm am sticking to an industrial grade mop and mop bucket when I want to really get the job done well, and my wife will use her swiffer in the meantime.
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I don't mind using the Swiffer but I don't do deep cleaning. I use the Swiffer about every two weeks or so just to get the major paw prints off of the tile.
Quote: DRich
I don't mind using the Swiffer but I don't do deep cleaning. I use the Swiffer about every two weeks or so just to get the major paw prints off of the tile.
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I bought a Swiffer years ago and it was junk, I took it back. It's for houses that never get really dirty. When you have a dozen cats or more they laugh at a Swiffer.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: DRich
I don't mind using the Swiffer but I don't do deep cleaning. I use the Swiffer about every two weeks or so just to get the major paw prints off of the tile.
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I bought a Swiffer years ago and it was junk, I took it back. It's for houses that never get really dirty. When you have a dozen cats or more they laugh at a Swiffer.
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You need a leaf blower.
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You need a leaf blower.
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Actually I use a shop vac if it gets bad. Put some water down and suck it up with the vacuum it does an amazing job and it's really fast. I have no carpet in my house, I got rid of every square foot of carpeting in the 90s after I had a terrible flea infestation. Haven't had a one since.
I don't actually know what kind it is, I just call it that.Quote: EvenBobQuote: DRich
I don't mind using the Swiffer but I don't do deep cleaning. I use the Swiffer about every two weeks or so just to get the major paw prints off of the tile.
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I bought a Swiffer years ago and it was junk, I took it back. It's for houses that never get really dirty. When you have a dozen cats or more they laugh at a Swiffer.
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Quote:The lawsuit claims one of the hotel’s employees “ejaculated his semen” into a Ritz-Carlton-labeled water bottle and delivered it to the married couple’s room. Doe drank the water bottle and realized she may have ingested semen, prompting her and her husband to contact hotel management and local police.
Ritz-Carlton sent the bottle allegedly containing the bodily fluid to a laboratory for testing. Results confirmed the water bottled contained semen, the lawsuit said.
Here's my favorite part.
Quote:In an attempt to compensate for the guests’ troubles, the hotel offered Marriot rewards points.
Quote: rxwineWomen sues hotel over contaminated water.
Quote:The lawsuit claims one of the hotel’s employees “ejaculated his semen” into a Ritz-Carlton-labeled water bottle and delivered it to the married couple’s room. Doe drank the water bottle and realized she may have ingested semen, prompting her and her husband to contact hotel management and local police.
Ritz-Carlton sent the bottle allegedly containing the bodily fluid to a laboratory for testing. Results confirmed the water bottled contained semen, the lawsuit said.
Here's my favorite part.Quote:In an attempt to compensate for the guests’ troubles, the hotel offered Marriot rewards points.
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How could she know what semen tastes like? LOL
where I live you frequently see homeless or otherwise desperate people with hand written cardboard signs at busy intersections begging for money
today - I saw something I had never seen before
a woman begging with a sign had her 8 year old daughter with her
so very sad_________I have no words to express the feelings
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Quote: lilredrooster.
where I live you frequently see homeless or otherwise desperate people with hand written cardboard signs at busy intersections begging for money
today - I saw something I had never seen before
a woman begging with a sign had her 8 year old daughter with her
so very sad_________I have no words to express the feelings
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Now that the weather is cooling off, I keep a box of Quest energy bars and offer them to the panhandlers. Most of them appreciate it.
Quote: lilredrooster.
where I live you frequently see homeless or otherwise desperate people with hand written cardboard signs at busy intersections begging for money
today - I saw something I had never seen before
a woman begging with a sign had her 8 year old daughter with her
so very sad_________I have no words to express the feelings
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It is where the USA is today. The average person cannot afford the American lifestyle.
The difference is there are three judges, each taking turns asking questions. It's interesting how each goes in different directions, but the fascinating part is listening in on their deliberations. They often listen to the same testimony and reach very different conclusions.
Quote: billryanI've been watching this new show called Tribunal Justice. It is similar to the People's Court or Judge Judy.
The difference is there are three judges, each taking turns asking questions. It's interesting how each goes in different directions, but the fascinating part is listening in on their deliberations. They often listen to the same testimony and reach very different conclusions.
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It's all fake, just like all reality shows. It's scripted, it wouldn't survive if it wasn't. Judge Judy was totally scripted, they all are. Read some of the stories of the people that have been on these so-called reality shows. They are told what to say, they rehearse what they have to say, they are just unprofessional actors doing their lines.
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It is where the USA is today. The average person cannot afford the American lifestyle.
The problem is that the American lifestyle has gotten ridiculous. Peoples wants far exceed their needs.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: billryanI've been watching this new show called Tribunal Justice. It is similar to the People's Court or Judge Judy.
The difference is there are three judges, each taking turns asking questions. It's interesting how each goes in different directions, but the fascinating part is listening in on their deliberations. They often listen to the same testimony and reach very different conclusions.
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It's all fake, just like all reality shows. It's scripted, it wouldn't survive if it wasn't. Judge Judy was totally scripted, they all are. Read some of the stories of the people that have been on these so-called reality shows. They are told what to say, they rehearse what they have to say, they are just unprofessional actors doing their lines.
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I don't believe you understand the concept of entertainment. How surprising.
Quote: billryan
I don't believe you understand the concept of entertainment.
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I totally understand it that's why I don't watch reality TV. Even the cooking shows are fake. The chef at one of my Indian casinos told me years ago that he was on one of the Food Networks cooking contest shows and it was rigged from top to bottom. I don't mind fiction if it's well done, the fiction in reality TV is pitiful. That's why they do it because it costs a fraction to produce compared to a regular fiction TV show.
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It is where the USA is today. The average person cannot afford the American lifestyle.
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I saw a video of a 22-year-old girl who just graduated from college last spring and was moaning and groaning about how she had to start at the bottom of the pile in the workforce at a crummy job with a 90 minute commute and she's $90,000 in debt from college loans and how much better she could have done if she'd spent the $90,000 on the sport utility truck she wanted. The priorities of these young people is stunning.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: AZDuffman
It is where the USA is today. The average person cannot afford the American lifestyle.
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I saw a video of a 22-year-old girl who just graduated from college last spring and was moaning and groaning about how she had to start at the bottom of the pile in the workforce at a crummy job with a 90 minute commute and she's $90,000 in debt from college loans and how much better she could have done if she'd spent the $90,000 on the sport utility truck she wanted. The priorities of these young people is stunning.
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Was that on Aaron Clarey?
Quote: AZDuffmanQuote: EvenBobQuote: AZDuffman
It is where the USA is today. The average person cannot afford the American lifestyle.
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I saw a video of a 22-year-old girl who just graduated from college last spring and was moaning and groaning about how she had to start at the bottom of the pile in the workforce at a crummy job with a 90 minute commute and she's $90,000 in debt from college loans and how much better she could have done if she'd spent the $90,000 on the sport utility truck she wanted. The priorities of these young people is stunning.
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Was that on Aaron Clarey?
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Never heard of that
Quote: EvenBobQuote: AZDuffmanQuote: EvenBobQuote: AZDuffman
It is where the USA is today. The average person cannot afford the American lifestyle.
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I saw a video of a 22-year-old girl who just graduated from college last spring and was moaning and groaning about how she had to start at the bottom of the pile in the workforce at a crummy job with a 90 minute commute and she's $90,000 in debt from college loans and how much better she could have done if she'd spent the $90,000 on the sport utility truck she wanted. The priorities of these young people is stunning.
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Was that on Aaron Clarey?
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Never heard of that
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He has a decent channel and had a clip of such a video on. Do you have the link for her video?
Quote: AZDuffmanQuote: lilredrooster.
where I live you frequently see homeless or otherwise desperate people with hand written cardboard signs at busy intersections begging for money
today - I saw something I had never seen before
a woman begging with a sign had her 8 year old daughter with her
so very sad_________I have no words to express the feelings
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It is where the USA is today. The average person cannot afford the American lifestyle.
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My first thought was that her nanny called in sick so she took her daughter to work. ;-)
Dog Hand
What makes you think that wasn't scripted or dramatized as well?Quote: EvenBobQuote: AZDuffman
It is where the USA is today. The average person cannot afford the American lifestyle.
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I saw a video of a 22-year-old girl who just graduated from college last spring and was moaning and groaning about how she had to start at the bottom of the pile in the workforce at a crummy job with a 90 minute commute and she's $90,000 in debt from college loans and how much better she could have done if she'd spent the $90,000 on the sport utility truck she wanted. The priorities of these young people is stunning.
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Quote: AxelWolfWhat makes you think that wasn't scripted or dramatized as well?Quote: EvenBobQuote: AZDuffman
It is where the USA is today. The average person cannot afford the American lifestyle.
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I saw a video of a 22-year-old girl who just graduated from college last spring and was moaning and groaning about how she had to start at the bottom of the pile in the workforce at a crummy job with a 90 minute commute and she's $90,000 in debt from college loans and how much better she could have done if she'd spent the $90,000 on the sport utility truck she wanted. The priorities of these young people is stunning.
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It's best not to ask questions.
I was watching an interview with a guy who just got a big promotion. He was read three direct quotes of his and asked for explanations.
He insisted that he didn't recall making any of them and then switched to complaining about the president's obvious mental decline.
Pure, unscripted comedy gold.
I had about given up on my back pain - have tried all kinds of expensive creams
happened to see one at the Dollar Store - called NaturePlex - and I figured what the hell - it's only $1.25 - the Dollar Store is no longer actually a Dollar Store
I was shocked - it actually helps - nothing else did - it's not Nirvana - but it's something
woohoo for the Dollar Store
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Quote: lilredrooster.
I had about given up on my back pain - have tried all kinds of expensive creams
happened to see one at the Dollar Store - called NaturePlex - and I figured what the hell - it's only $1.25 - the Dollar Store is no longer actually a Dollar Store
I was shocked - it actually helps - nothing else did - it's not Nirvana - but it's something
woohoo for the Dollar Store
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Better buy all of it they have because you can almost guarantee next time you go there they won't have it. That's what I've learned to do if I like something buy all of it cuz they won't have it for six more months.
Quote: lilredrooster.
I had about given up on my back pain - have tried all kinds of expensive creams
happened to see one at the Dollar Store - called NaturePlex - and I figured what the hell - it's only $1.25 - the Dollar Store is no longer actually a Dollar Store
I was shocked - it actually helps - nothing else did - it's not Nirvana - but it's something
woohoo for the Dollar Store
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That is great. I had very bad back pain for over 9 years. Finally I got to the right doctor, 30 seconds after looking at the MRI he asked "When did you break your back?". A month later I had surgery and have been good since.
lots of happenings during Halloween every year in Salem, Mass - much entertainment and fun
this is because of the Salem Witch Trials - which were no joke - around 1692 and 1693
more than 200 people were accused of Witchcraft - 30 were found guilty and 19 were executed by hanging
a great many more were executed in Europe for Witchcraft
the trials started in Salem after accusations made by teenage girls
Dorothy Good was 4 or 5 years old when she was accused of Witchcraft - see link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials
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Quote: lilredrooster.
lots of happenings during Halloween every year in Salem, Mass - much entertainment and fun
this is because of the Salem Witch Trials - which were no joke - around 1692 and 1693
more than 200 people were accused of Witchcraft - 30 were found guilty and 19 were executed by hanging
a great many more were executed in Europe for Witchcraft
the trials started in Salem after accusations made by teenage girls
Dorothy Good was 4 or 5 years old when she was accused of Witchcraft - see link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials
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More validation of my statement that things don’t change. Teenage girls making stuff up and people saying they gave to be believed.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-columns/inside-gaming/trespassers-winning-big-nevada-regulators-tackle-growing-problem-2930338/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=topnews&utm_source=business&utm_term=Trespassers%20winning%20big%3A%20Nevada%20regulators%20tackle%20growing%20problem
The incident is under investigation.
Al Pacino, age 83, has agreed to pay his girlfriend, age 29,______ $30,000 a month in child support in addition to a bunch of other payments
she hit the jackpot with that baby - see link
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/al-pacino-agreed-pay-girlfriend-134809121.html
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So this guy goes into the library and says to the librarian:
"Can you help me find this book on suicide"
and the librarian replies:
"I'm not going to help you find that book.
You won't return it."
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Quote: lilredrooster.
So this guy goes into the library and says to the librarian:
"Can you help me find this book on suicide"
and the librarian replies:
"I'm not going to help you find that book.
You won't return it."
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A better ending would be, I'm sorry that book was only taken out once and was never returned.
Football games that aired at 10 AM will now start at 11 AM and all my auctions close at different hours.
there are 2 older threads about Mikki that I have linked - the 1st one has commentary from the Wizard
for anyone who is interested
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/gambling/betting-systems/37020-the-adventures-of-mikki/
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/gambling/tables/36814-mikki-beating-baccarat/
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Quote: EvenBobThis is a big night for me, while the rest of you are turning your clocks back an hour I shall be leaving my clock alone. That's right, for the next week I will be stretching the very fabric of the space-time continuum, I will be 3 hours ahead of everybody else in my time zone. Next Saturday I have an appointment at 9:00 a.m. But because I'm 3 hours ahead I can get up at my regular time and still make it for my 9:00 a.m. appointment. Next Saturday night I'll be turning my clocks back 1 hour so I'll be 2 hours ahead of everyone else which is now my normal existence. These are heady times, I hope this doesn't cause me to be sucked into the abyss.. LOL
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OK, Kosmo,
Mikki and his exploits never got properly analysed here. There were contributions from Liar Troll Marcus Clark and just a few others, but nothing was concluded about if or how he was apparently such a high rolling winner.Quote: lilredroosterIn a thread I no longer participate in there are posts about "Mikki" - a gambler who has claimed to have won millions in Vegas and other stuff about getting banned
there are 2 older threads about Mikki that I have linked - the 1st one has commentary from the Wizard
for anyone who is interested
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/gambling/betting-systems/37020-the-adventures-of-mikki/
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/gambling/tables/36814-mikki-beating-baccarat/
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Watching a few interviews with him, he clearly is NOT skilled at Blackjack basic strategy or counting, and he spouts shallow BS about how to play. E.G. he says NEVER buy insurance at BJ, which is plain wrong and should always be conditional on the count. He also advocates doubling some hard 9s and splitting nines, again without explaining when to.
Analysis of his poker play, by poker experts, concludes that he's not a great player.
Also, of course, he makes a big deal of playing Baccarat and Roulette, where he CLAIMS a mysterious ability to win.
Almost everything we know about Mikki Mase's prowess, we get FROM Mikki Mase.
Personally, I reckon he's a degenerate gambler with a high trust fund initial bankroll. He very clearly bamboozled Spencer Cornelius ( It was pitifully obvious how ) and is almost certainly milking the Youtube Affiliate marketing engine to pay him the millions needed to fund his 'show'. It's academic how much he wagers or loses, or who is supplying his bankroll.
Members here need to realise that of all the characters in his Youtube vids, all the 'celebrities' that endorse him, none are themselves, reliable witnesses. That and social media monetisation can be extremely lucrative.
Of all the youtube vids where Mikki reveals his secret, he reveals........ NOTHING at all.
Maybe one day the Mikki Mase analysis will get revisited.
